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TBF MAY 1970 FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS results:

#10 Richie Sandoval W12 (split) #5 Joe Bowker (BW). Sandoval evened his record at 1-1, winning a good-action fight and ruining Bowker's debut. Bowker tasted the canvas in the 7th and 12th rounds, and deserved the decision, though one judge didn't see it that way. 117-110 116-110 113-114.

#5 Petey Scalzo TKO 4 #6 Clemente Sanchez (FW). After three fairly even rounds, Scalzo poured it on in the 4th, battering Sanchez from pillar to post. Sanchez stayed off the canvas and even fired back a few times, but he was absorbing too much damage for the referee's taste, and the fight was halted at 2:51 of the round. Scalzo's debut victory earns him a June spot on the Sunday Morning Massacre, while Sanchez falls to 0-2.

#4 Kid Chocolate KO4 #1 Marco Antonio Barrera (FW). The first shocker of the night, but not the last. Barrera dropped Chocolate in the first round, lost a competitive second, and won the third handily to jump out to a 29-27 lead on all card through three. Chocolate caught him with a perfectly-timed combination midway through the fourth, and it was lights out for the #1 featherweight contender at 1:13 of the round. Barrera falls to 1-1 (1), while Chocolate improves to 3-0 (2), earns a spot on the June Sunday Morning Massacre, and is expected to take over Barrera's #1 ranking when the June list comes out.

#4 Bobby Dobbs 0-0 W12 (unan) #8 Sean O'Grady (LW). Bobby Dobbs had no trouble at all winning his debut against O'Grady, who falls to 0-2. O'Grady was a mess by the time this one ended, with a bad gash over his right eye, which was almost swollen shut. The cut had been reopened twice, and the referee took hard looks at it each time, but allowed by the fight to pointlessly continue. 118-111 120-109 117-113.\

#2 Gervonta "Tank" Davis TKO 9 #6 Darleys Perez (LW). Perez was game but outmatches in his debut, trailing hopelessly on points when the fight was stopped in the 9th round due to a cut by his left eye. Davis improves to 2-0 (2), and is guaranteed to take over the #1 ranking from the inactive Battling Nelson.

#2 Frankie Genaro KO 9 Champion Miguel Canto (Fly). Miguel Canto has the dubious distinction of being the first ex-champion in the TBF's short history. Genaro earned a title fight with his one-sided win in an elimination contest against Venice Borkhorsor in January, but through 8 rounds, spectators were questioning the TBF's "Mandatory Title Shot" policy, as Canto had amassed a lead of 5, 5, and 7 points on the judges cards, and Genaro was already winded. Not much of a punchers, Genaro appeared to have no path to victory, but he caught the champion with a single, perfectly place punch in the first minute, and Canto was counted out at 0:40 of round 9. With a cut and a separate gash on his right eye and his left eye swollen shut, Genaro in no way looked like the victor, but he left the ring with the belt, the first TBF champion to earn one in the ring, and he said he's looking forward to defending it in September and proving that his victory was no fluke. A massively disappointed Canto will be out of action until at least September, but is determined to regain the title.

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TBF MAY 1970 SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS results:

#3 Wilfred Benitez D12 (maj) #6 Ricardo Mayorga (WW). Benitez dominated the first half of round 1 and seemed on his way to an easy victory, but then Mayorga settled down and closely contested the first 8 rounds of this fight. Benitez at that point seemed to pull away, sweeping the last four rounds on ringside commentator Al Bernstein's scorecard to take a 116-112 decision. The official cards looked different, however, and Benitez needed every bit of that late rally to escape with a disputed draw. The official tallies: 116-113 Benitez, 114-114(x2). Benitez moves to 1-0-1 (1), while Mayorga's record now stands at 0-1-1.

#9 Bernard Hopkins KO2 #10 Jeff Clark (MW). A critical fight for two middleweights who started their TBF careers with losses and fell to the bottom two spots of Group A. Hopkins pounded Clark throughout round 1, and caught him in the early seconds of round two, Clark being counted out at 0:20 of the round. Hopkins evens his record at 1-1 (1) and earns a spot on June's Sunday Morning Massacre card, while Clark drops to 0-2.

#3 Nigel Benn W12 (unan) #2 James Kinchen (MW). Benn and Kinchen went to war in this title eliminator. Kinchen tasted the canvas in rounds 3, 6, and 12, but kept coming after Benn and dropped him in the 4th for his only knockdown. Middleweight champion Harry Greb, expected to defend his title against the winner, told Jim Lampley during the 5th round, "I can't wait to defend against either of these guys. These are tough sons of bitches." 114-110 115-109 116-108. Benn improves to 2-0 (1), while Kinchen falls to 1-1 (1). At ringside, top contender Rubin Carter, 3-0 (3), said, "That's alright. They can't duck me forever."

#7 Murray Sutherland KO 10 #5 Bob Olin (LHW). A fairly competitive fight came to an abrupt end when Olin caught Sutherland with a well-timed combination early in round 10, Olin being counted out at 0:22. One official had the fight even through 9, but Sutherland did have a comfortable lead on the other cards. Sutherland evens his record at 1-1 (1), while the fight was Olin's debut.

Champion Rocky Marciano TKO 11 #2 Ray Mercer (HW). Rocky Marciano became the TBF's first champion to make two successful title defenses, stopping the game Ray Mercer in the 11th. Mercer took a 1-sided beating throughout the fight, but kept his feet through 10 and even staggered the champ in that round. Early in the 11th, though, Marciano finally scored a knockdown, dropping Mercer for 5 in the opening seconds. When he followed up with yet another devastating combination, the referee had seen enough and stopped the contest at 0:38. Marciano improves to 2-0 (2), while Mercer drops to 1-1 (1).

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TBF JUNE 1970 RANKINGS
[Rank Fighter Record [Rating] Last Month's Rank ("LM")]

HEAVYWEIGHTS:

Champion: Rocky Marciano 2-0 (2) [2318] LM:C

1. Renaldo Snipes 1-0 [2212] LM:1
2. Floyd Patterson 1-0 (1) [2212] LM:3
3. Lou Savarese 1-0 (1) [2206] LM:4
4. Ray Mercer 1-1 (1) [2203] LM: 2
5. King Levinsky 0-0 [2200] LM: 5
6. Pierre Coetzer 0-1 [2191] LM: 6
7. Vitali Klitschko 0-1 [2188] LM:7
8. Francois Botha 0-1 [2188] LM: 8
9. Denver Ed Martin 0-1 [2188] LM:9
10. Jack Geyer 0-1 [2185] LM:10



LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHTS:

Champion: John Conteh 1-0 (1) [2309] LM:C

1. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad 2-0 (1) [2213] LM:1
2. Leo Lomski 1-0 [2212] LM: 2
3. James Scott 1-0 [2212] LM: 3
4. Murray Sutherland 1-1 (1) [2204] LM: 7
5. Fabrice Tiozzo 0-0 [2200] LM:4
6. Zulu Kid 0-1 [2191] LM: 6
7. Bob Olin 0-1 [2188] LM: 5
8. Saul Montana 0-1 [2188] LM:8
9. Kid Norfolk 0-1 [2188] LM:9
10. Tom Bethea 0-1 [2182] LM:10



MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

Champion: Harry Greb 1-0 (1) [2309] LM:C

1. Rubin "Hurricane" Carter 3-0 (3) [2225] LM:1
2. Nigel Benn 2-0 [2224] LM:3
3. Tony Zale 1-0 [2209] LM:4
4. Bernard Hopkins 1-1 (1) [2204] LM:9
5. Julio Cesar Green 0-0 [2200] LM:5
6. James Kinchen 1-1 (1) [2200] LM:2
7. Marcel Thil 0-1 [2191] LM:6
8. Davey Moore 0-1 [2188] LM:7
9. Charley Fusari 0-1[2188] LM:8
10. Jeff Clark 0-2 [2172] LM: 10


WELTERWEIGHTS:

Champion: Barney Ross 1-0 (1) [2309] LM:C

1. Juan Manuel Marquez 2-0 (2) [2213] LM:1
2. Jose Napoles 1-0 [2212] LM:2
3. Wilfred Benitez 1-0-1 (1) [2211] LM:3
4. Johnny Saxton 0-0 [2200] LM:4
5. Pete Ranzany 0-1 [2191] LM:5
6. Ricardo Mayorga 0-1-1 [2189] LM:6
7. Owen Ziegler 0-1 [2188] LM:7
8. Benny "Kid" Paret 0-1 [2188] LM:8
9. Don Jordan 0-1 [2182] LM:9
10. Fritzie Zivic 1-0 (1) [2120] LM: 10



LIGHTWEIGHTS:

Champion: Ken Buchanan 1-0 [2309] LM:C

1. Gervonta "Tank" Davis 2-2 (2) [2224] LM:2
2. Battling Nelson 2-0 (1) [2213] LM:1
3. Bobby Dobbs 1-0 [2212] LM:4
4. Devin Haney 0-0 [2200] LM:3
5. Edwin Viruet 0-0 [2200] LM:5
6. Wesley Ramey 0-1 [2191] LM:7
7. Darleys Perez 0-1 [2188] LM:6
8. Jim Watt 0-1 [2188] LM:9
9. James Busceme 0-1 [2182] LM: 10
10. Sean O'Grady 0-2 [2172] LM:8


FEATHERWEIGHTS:

Champion: Willie Pep 1-0 [2309] LM:C

1. Kid Chocolate 3-0 (2) [2219] LM:4
2. Abe Attell 1-0 [2212] LM:2
3. Jorge Paez 1-0 [2212] LM:3
4. Petey Scalzo 1-0 (1) [2212] LM:5
5. Marco Antonio Barrera 1-1 (1) [2200] LM:1
6. Johnny Dundee 0-1 [2188] LM:7
7. Solly Smith 0-1 [2188] LM:8
8. Davey Moore 0-1 [2188] LM:9
9. Miguel Berrios 0-1 [2182] LM:10
10. Clemente Sanchez 0-2 [2172] LM:6





BANTAMWEIGHTS:

Champion: Jeff Chandler 1-0 (1) [2309] LM:C

1. Charles Ledoux 3-0 (2) [2225] LM:1
2. Paulie Ayala 2-0 (2) [2213] LM:2
3. Bobby Green 1-0 [2212] LM:3
4. Jason Moloney 1-0 [2209] LM:4
5. Richie Sandoval 1-1 [2204] LM:10
6. Hurricane Teru 0-1 [2191] LM:6
7. Digger Stanley 0-1 [2188] LM:7
8. Lupe Pintor 0-1 [2188] LM:8
9. Joe Bowker 0-1 [2188] LM:5
10. Heriberto Ruiz 0-1 [2188] LM:9


FLYWEIGHTS:

Champion: Frankie Genaro 2-0 (1) [2227] LM:2

1. *Miguel Canto 1-1 [2294] LM:C
2. Charlie Magri 2-0 (2) [2213] LM:1
3. Fritz Chervet 0-0-1 [2200] LM:3
4. Alfonso Lopez 0-0 [2200] LM:4
5. Joey Olivo 0-0-1 [2200] LM:5
6. Julio Cesar Miranda 0-1 [2191] LM:6
7. Izzy Schwartz 0-1 [2188] LM:7
8. Venice Borkhorsor 0-1 [2188] LM:8
9. Knockout CP Freshmart 0-1[2182] LM: 9
10. Guty Espadas 1-1 (1) [2176] LM:10

Pound for Pound rankings:
1. Rocky Marciano, Heavyweight [2318] LM:5
2. Jeff Chandler, Bantamweight [2309] LM:2
3. Barney Ross, Welterweight [2300] LM: 3
4. Willie Pep, Featherweight [2309] LM:4
5. Ken Buchanan, Lightweight [2300] LM:6
6. John Conteh, Light-Heavyweight [2309] LM:7
7. Harry Greb, Middleweight [2309] LM: 8
8. Miguel Canto, Flyweight [2294] LM:1
9. Frankie Genaro, Flyweight [2227] LM: UNR
10. Charles LeDoux, Bantamweight [2225] LM: 9

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TBF NEWS & RATINGS ANALYSIS

Bantamweight Troy Fletcher, #36 on the May rating list, was dropped from the June rating list due to his 8-month medical suspension following his failed post-fight neurological test after dropping a split decision to Julian Solis. Rafael Herrera has entered the TBF rankings at #30 to replace him. Fletcher will be given the first available new spot beginning in January, 1971.

The mandatory rest periods have been adjusted as follows:
Fighters who suffer knockouts remain ineligible for the following 3 months. For all other fighters:

Fighters who fight more than 12 rounds must rest 3 months.
Fighters who fight more than 10 rounds (but not more than 12) must rest 2 months.
Fighters who fight more than 7 rounds (but not more than 10) must rest 1 month.
Fighters who fight more than 5 rounds (but not more than 7) require no rest.
Fighters who win inside 5 rounds are still eligible for TC fights in the next month.

The overall effect of these changes will be to shorten the required rest periods, resulting in more eligible fighters in any given month and mitigating overly frequent rematches.

Game tweak:
In addition to the Will Check for fighters whose opponents score 25 points in a round, the following cumulative point totals in consecutive rounds will necessitate Will Checks:
44 points in 2 rounds.
60 points in 3 rounds.

This is borrowed in principle from Title Bout and is intended to increase realism (more TKOs in fights where one fighter is absorbing an extended one-sided beating).


The 32-point rating gap between the top and bottom of the middleweight B-group has expanded to 62 points, as #11 Dick Tiger pushed his rating up and #20 Peter Manfredo Jr's slipped. Moreover, #10 Jeff Clark lost rating points, so we're getting closer to having some boxers move into other groups.

In the welterweight division, inter-group movement has already taken place, due to the suspension of Johnny Bratton, pulled from Group A in the ratings. As a result, this month Jose Luis Lopez push himself into the top-20 this month, while May's #20, King Tut, slipped down into Group C.

The gap is also narrowing in the 135-pound division, where Sean O'Grady's second loss lowered the rating of #10, while Manny Pacquiao's second win raised his rating at #11. O'Grady is still safe at #10, but toward the end of the year, that may change.

Similarly, Yoko Gushiken is getting closer to forcing his way into the flyweight top 10, while Frankie Genaro's upset win over Miguel Canto gave him not only the flyweight championship, but a spot in the pound-for-pound top 10, knocking the inactive Rubin Carter, 3-0 (3), off of the list.

June is a month in which any cross-group matchup is permitted, so think could be very interesting.

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TBF News:

160-pound champ Harry Greb has announced that he will face #2 Nigel Benn, who earned a shot with his decision win over the former #2 James Kinchen. As Benn will not be eligible to fight in July, at Greb's next scheduled title defense, Greb will defend against a contender to be named, first. Should Greb lose, the new champion will have the option to make a voluntary defense in November, in which case Benn's shot will not come until March of 1971.

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TBF JUNE 1970 Schedule:

SUNDAY MORNING MASSACRE: The following boxers will be appearing in 8-rounders against TC opponents to be anounced:

#11 Yoko Gushiken 2-0 (1) (Fly)
#25 Midget Wolgast 2-0 (1) (Fly)
#1 Kid Chocolate 3-0 (2) (FW)
#4 Pete Scalzo 1-0 (1) (FW)
#21 Louie Espinoza 3-0 (3) (FW)
#22 Frank Erne 1-0 (1) (LW)
#29 Lionel Johnson 1-0 (1) (LW)
#4 Bernard Hopkins 1-1 (1) (MW)
#13 Dariusz Michalczewski 1-0 (1) (LHW)
#23 Maxie Rosenbloom 2-0 (LHW)
#14 Joe Jeanette 1-0 (1) (HW)


MONDAY NIGHT FIGHTS (all 8-rounders ):

#18 Masao Oba (debut) [2000] vs. #20 Johnny Buff (debut) [2000] (Fly)
#27 Pancho Villa (debut) [2000] vs. #38 Newsboy Brown 0-1 [1984] (Fly)
#37 Vic Darchinyan 0-1 [1984] vs. #39 Alberto Jimenez 0-1 [1984] (Fly)
#33 Johnny Tapia 0-1 [1988] vs. #40 Alberto Davila 0-2 [1969] (BW)
#24 Lou Salica 2-0 (2) [2017] vs. #34 Kid Francis 0-1 [1988] (BW)
#22 Clarence Adams 2-0 [2031] vs. #37 Azumah Nelson 0-1 [1984] (FW)
#34 Jackie Graves 0-1 [1985] vs. #35 Juan Manuel Lopez 0-1 [1984] (FW)
#28 Lew Tendler 1-0-1 [2015] vs. #37 Deuk-Koo Kim 0-1 [1984] (LW)
#32 Philip N'dou 1-1 [1999] vs. #36 Jeff Mayweather 0-1 [1984] (LW)


Further scheduling will be released later today.

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TUESDAY NIGHT FIGHTS (all 8-rounders):

#23 Marcel Cerdan 1-0 [2016] vs. #28 Rocky Graziano 0-0-1 [2004] (MW)
#24 Charley Burley 1-0 [2016] vs. #26 Sam Soliman 1-0 [2016] (MW)
#36 Mike Quarry 0-1 [1984] vs. #37 Gus Lesnevich 0-1 [1984] (LHW)
#21 Michael Spinks 2-0 (1) [2039] vs. #39 Mate Parlov 0-2 [1969] (LHW)
#26 Tommy Gibbons 1-0 [2016] vs. #30 Michael Moorer 0-0 [2000] (LHW)


WEDNESDAY NIGHT FIGHTS (All 10-rounders):

#15 Pete Herman 1-0 [2112] vs. #25 Sixto Escobar 2-0 (1) [2016] (BW)
#14 Johnny Bredahl 1-0 [2116] vs. #27 Manuel Ortiz 1-0 [2015] (BW)
#13 Jayson Velez 1-0 (1) [2116] vs. #29 Takashi Koshimoto 0-1 [2000] (FW)
#14 Freddie Miller 1-0 (1) [2116] vs. #24 Young Pluto 2-0 (1) [2017] (FW)
#12 Jose Luis Ramirez 1-0 [2116] vs. #13 Hilmer Kenty 1-0 [2116] (LW)
#17 Jimmy Goodrich 1-1 [2100] vs. #35 Denis Shafikov 0-1-1 [1985] (LW)


THURSDAY NIGHT FIGHTS (All 10-rounders):

#16 Joey Gamache 0-0 [2100] vs. #32 Tommy Ryan 0-0 [2000] (WW)
#15 Freddie Steele 0-0-1 [2096] vs. #30 Ronnie Harris 0-0 [2000] (MW)
#18 Lorenzo Zanon 0-1 [2084] vs. #21 Muhammad Ali 4-0 (3) [2033] (HW)
#17 Peter McNeeley 0-0 [2100] vs. #36 Joe Grim 0-1 [1984] (HW)


FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS:

#3 Fritz Chervet 0-0-1 [2200] vs. #36 Raton Mojica 0-1 (1985) (FW) 10 rounds
#4 Alfonso Lopez 0-0 [2200] vs. #23 Ivan Calderon 2-0 (1) [2032] (FW) 10 rounds
#9 Miguel Berrios 0-1 [2182] vs. #11 Petey Sarron 1-0 [2016] (FW) 12 rounds
#8 Jim Watt 0-1 [2188] vs. #25 Norman Goins 1-0 [2016] (LW) 10 rounds
Champion Jeff Chandler 1-0 (1) [2309] vs. #1 Charles Ledoux 3-0 (2) [2225] (BW) 15 round title defense


SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS:

#8 Benny "Kid" Paret 0-1 [2188] vs. #14 Keith Thurman 0-0 [2100] (WW) 12 rounds
#2 Jose Napoles 1-0 [2212] vs. #34 Maurice Blocker 0-1-1 [1985] (WW) 10 rounds
#1 Juan Manuel Marquez 2-0 (2) [2213] vs. #25 Sugar Ray Robinson 1-0 [2016] (WW) 10 rounds
#4 Johnny Saxton 0-0 [2200] vs. #38 Mike "Twin" Sullivan 0-1 [1984] (WW) 10 rounds
#9 Charley Fusari 0-1 [2188] vs. #25 Tony Sibson 1-0 [2016] (MW) 10 rounds
#5 Julio Cesar Green 0-0 [2200] vs. #39 Jermain Taylor 0-1 [2084] (MW) 10 rounds
#1 Eddie Mustafa Muhammad 2-0 (1) [2213] vs. #12 Anthony Witherspoon 1-0 [2116] (LHW) 12 rounds
#8 Francois Botha 0-1 [2188] vs. #28 Joe Mesi 2-1 (2) [2001] (HW) 10 rounds
#3 Lou Savarese 1-0 (1) [2206] vs. #9 Denver Ed Martin 0-1 [2188] (HW) 12 rounds
#1 Renaldo Snipes 1-0 [2212] vs. #30 Corrie Sanders 0-0 [2000] (HW) 10 rounds
Champion John Conteh 1-0 (1) [2309] vs. #5 Fabrice Tiozzo 0-0 [2200] (LHW) 15 round title defense

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One new rule change announced in the TBF beginning in June:

When a fighter survives a will check after the "3 punches following a stun," should the next sequence also result in the hurt fighter absorbing 3 or more punches without punching back, he will be subject to another will check. The will checks continue ad infinitum until the hurt fighter punches back, or until the other fighter fails to land 3+ punches. After the first "3 punches" segment, though, the d6 checks for momentum will resume.