Howard 'Kayo' Smith ~ "Good Fighter - Bad Breaks"

[Bill Paxtom]

Friday ~ November 9, 1973

Coliseum ~ San Diego, California

Howard 'Kayo' Smith ~ 8-1-0 {5 KO's} ~ 200 lbs.
vs.
Steve 'Iceman' Carter ~ 21-6-0 {10 KO's} ~ 203 lbs.

Howard Smith {missing in action for 5-Months} fills in as a 1-Week
replacement for #4 World-Ranked Jerry Quarry.

Note; Jerry Quarry had signed to face Steve 'Iceman' Carter for this bout
on September 23, 1973. But Jerry pulled out claiming an 'alleged' cut on
the jaw that he suffered in Training Camp 1-week before this bout.

Howard {Age; 26 years, 10 months} will engage in a 10-Rounder, but his
California State Heavyweight Championship will 'not' be on the line.

Steve Carter {Age; 24 years, 6 months} has said that he had been looking
to fight Howard Smith for the past year, and that he would accept Howard
as a replacement opponent.

'The Iceman' who is from Oakland and is Managed by Alan Moore, predicts
a victory by stating .... "I'll outbox the boxer."
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"The Bout"

Easy pickings here for Howard Smith, as he piled up the points by scoring with
light but continuous 'lefts-and-rights' on the surprisingly 'sluggish' Steve Carter.

Howard won '8' of the Rounds handily, other than Rounds 4 and 7, which were
fought competitively.