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

[Bill Paxtom]

June 2, 1976

~ Howard Smith and Johnny Boudreaux Set For George Foreman - Joe Frazier Undercard ~

California's - Howard 'Kayo' Smith and Houston's - Johnny 'Johnny Be Good' Boudreaux are
set to battle on Tuesday - June 16th at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York.

The bout will be on the undercard of the George Foreman - Joe Frazier long awaited rematch.

Smith, a 29 1/2 year-old Heavyweight from Los Angeles is rated as the #4 WBC Heavyweight
and is ranked #7 by Ring Magazine, and has a record of 22-1-0 {17 KO's}.

Harry Kabakoff, Manager for Howard Smith >

"We've been waiting '2' long years for a bout like this, where Howard can show off his skills
on a big stage. Boudreaux is a good fighter, but he's nowhere in Howard's league."
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Boudreaux {Age; 23 years, 11 months}, a fast-handed boxer from Houston, is a highly-touted
'unbeaten' Heavyweight, and brings in a record of 19-0-1 with {7 KO's}. Boudreaux is ranked as
the #8 WBA Heavyweight and is slotted at #8 by Ring Magazine.

Boudreaux is co-managed by Paddy Flood, who stated that his fighter is the 'Heir Apparent to
the Heavyweight Throne'.

Paddy Flood >

"Johnny has the fastest hands in the Heavyweight Division. He's faster than Ali. After we win
this bout, we'll take on Ron Lyle on the undercard of the Ali - Norton Championship bout in September.
After that, it will the World Championship in early-1977."

Both fighters stand at 6' 2 1/2" and each weigh in at 205 lbs. for their respective fighting weight.