Karl Mildenberger ~ 'I Had The Formula To Beat Cassius Clay'

[Bill Paxtom]

Saturday Night ~ September 16, 1967

Radrennbahn {Open-Air Cycling Stadium } Stadion ~ Frankfurt, Germany

Attendance ..... { 18,000 } Standing Room Only

Temperature ...... 58*
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#1 WBA ~ Karl Mildenberger ...... 202 1/2 lbs.
vs.
#3 WBA ~ Oscar Bonavena ......... 204 lbs.

Broadcast by ABC-TV ...... 'Wide World of Sports'

Announcers ....... Howard Cosell and Angelo Dundee
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~ Pre-Fight Analysis ~

Angelo Dundee >

Oscar is very strong and awkward, and I believe that he will come out quickly and
try to go for a 'fast-start' and to put Mildenberger down.

Oscar has a good left-hook, and he will look to catch Mildenberger who likes to move
counter-clockwise {to his right}.

Mildenberger who is a southpaw, walks into a lot of punches. And, he goes down
fairly easy. But, he gets right back up, usually fairly quickly.

Mildenberger's best punch is the right-jab, and he's got to be sharp tonight to keep
Oscar from coming in un-abated.

It's a bout between 'strength' {Bonavena} and 'conditioning' {Mildenberger}. The best
chance for Mildenberger, is to out-box Bonavena over the second-half of the bout. He
just has to be careful of Oscar's strength early.

Let's not forget, that Mildenberger gave Muhammad {Ali} his toughest fight.