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Week 4# USA EAST 2-1 vs. AFRICA 0-3
Saturday, March 7, 1992; The Spectrum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"AFRICA UPSETS USA EAST!" The AFRICA Team managed to obtain their first win in a significant upset.
USA EAST +15
AFRICA +18 9-6-2 (0) WINS
HEAVY
Mike Tyson 43-1-1 (38) New York
Pierre Coetzer 40-3 (27) South Africa
Tyson Wu4 +2 USA EAST
CRUISER
Dwight Qawi 38-8-1 (22) New Jersey
Anaclet Wamba 34-3-2 (14) b-Congo
Wamba Wu4 +2 AFRICA
LIGHT HEAVY
Andrew Maynard 18-1-2 (15) b-Maryland
Drake Thadzi 22-5-1 (20) b-Malawi
Ds4 +0
SUPER MIDDLE
Ray Leonard 38-3-1 (25) Maryland
Mwehu Beya 17-7-5 (9) b-Congo
Leonard Wu4 +2 USA EAST
MIDDLE
Dave Tiberi 24-3-4 (7) Delaware
Sambu Kalambay 52-5-2 (32) b-Zaire
Kalambay Wu4 +2 AFRICA
Jr. MIDDLE
Vinny Pazienza 33-6 (24) Rhode Island
Gregory Clark 49-8 (28) South Africa
Clark Wm4 +2 AFRICA
“The Pazmanian Devil” was upset by a non-household named South African fighter. Pazienza lacked his usual fire and seemed lethargic throughout, despite a desperate attempt to land a bomb in the final round. Clark won a wide decision and made it look relatively easy in the process.
WELTER
James McGirt 58-2-1 (43) New York
Nika Khumalo 35-7-2 (18) South Africa
McGirt Wu4 +2 USA EAST
Jr. WELTER
Hector Camacho 42-1 (17) Florida
Ike Quartey 15-2 (14) Ghana
Quartey Wu4 +2 AFRICA
LIGHT
Pernell Whitaker 30-1 (14) Virginia
Dingaan Thobela 29-0-1 (16) South Africa
Whitaker KO2 +4 USA EAST
Not looking in his usual perfectly trim fighting shape, “Sweet Pea” struggled a bit in the first round and the possibility of a mamouth upset was not without merit. However, Whitaker erased any thoughts of an underdog win at 2:16 of the 2nd round when he countered a Thobela miss with a straight right down the pipe. Thobela landed on his side and vainly struggled to beat the count, but never got a knee of the canvas. The crown of “P 4 P” king of boxing remains firmly on the head of “Sweet Pea” Whitaker!
Jr. LIGHT
Bernard Taylor 43-3-2 (21) b-North Carolina
Brian Mitchell 45-2-3 (20) South Africa
Mitchell Wm4 +2 AFRICA
FEATHER
Kevin Kelley 25-0 (19) New York
November Ntshingila 20-1-1 (11) South Africa
Dm4 +0
Jr. FEATHER
Kennedy McKinney 20-0-2 (12) b-Missisippi
Welcome Ncita 33-0-1 (14) South Africa
Ncita Wm4 +2 AFRICA
BANTAM
Junior Jones 22-0-2 (14) New York
Derrick Whiteboy 30-3-2 (16) South Africa
Jones TKO4 +3 USA EAST
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Jr. BANTAM
Luigi Camputaro 22-8 (8) h-Connecticut
Nana Konadu 18-3-3 (14) b-Ghana
Konadu Wu4 +2 AFRIA
FLY
Mark Johnson 7-1 (6) Washington DC
Alfred Kotey 12-2 (9) b-Ghana
Kotey Wm4 +2 AFRICA
LIGHT FLY
Danny Nunez 22-1-1 (18) h-New York
Jacob Matlala 35-12-1 (18) South Africa
Matala Wu4 +2 AFRICA
STRAW
Kermin Guardia 8-3 (4) h-Florida
Thamsanqa Sogcwe 21-9-2 (8) South Africa
Guardia Wm4 +2 USA EAST
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Mike Tyson Wu4 Pierre Coetzer
The South African, although a solid puncher, was unable to gain Tyson’s respect and subsequently was mauled in a very entertaining fight. Coetzer packed some wallup and won the 2nd round, but his ponderous blows found the bobbing and weaving Tyson a difficult target. Tyson won the 1st and 3rd rounds on all judges cards and was especially dominant in the 4th. Coetzer displayed an absolutely rock solid chin, as he took many a sledgehammer blow full force without crumbling. Coetzer resembled a “weeble that will wobble, but won’t fall down!” Both fighters expressed much deserved respect and mutual admiration for the other at the bouts conclusion.
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