European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday May 18, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 All s had it by Milton Richman up sports editor Landover my. Up no other Man in the history of boxing has Ever done As much for the sport As Muhammad All and now if he s anywhere near As smart As he says he is. He should do something for himself. He should quit. The sooner the better. I m not the Only one who says it. Herbert Muhammad his manager says it. And so does All himself. His performance at the capital Centre Here monday night against Alfredo Evangelista a 22-year-old uruguayan heavyweight who now makes his Home in Spain. Was As Ali put it. Not bad for a 35-year old he was right about that. There was no question but that he earned the unanimous 15-round decision. But he had to reach Back to achieve it Way Back to those much easier times when it never taxed him half As much to accomplish the same thing he did against some second Rater like Alfredo Evangelista. Herbert Muhammad never has pulled any punches with Ali. He has always been Bone honest with him Tell ing him straight out when he thought he was wrong As Welt As when he thought he was right. Generally any time Herbert Muhammad tells Muhammad Ali some thing. Ali listens and listens closely. Ali s manager was waiting for the Champion in the interview area of the Arena after the Victory Over Evange Lista and one newsman asked him whether he Ever talks even the Champion s manager feels the great one should hang up his gloves with the Champion about retiring. Of yes he answered. How recently Well said Herbert Muhammad it could be a recent As he was t joking either although a match with Eamie shavers in Madison Square Garden within the next 90 Days is practically All set. After which Ali wants to try one More against the Winner of an eventual Ken Norton Jimmy Young fight. Sitting on the Edge of a rubbing table in his dressing room after the tight. All was informed of what his Man Ager had said Only 20 minutes before. Herbert Muhammad says he feels you should quit Ali was told he s right was the response. I gotta get out. If the movie does the 80 million i expect it to i d quit next week. You know this could be my last the movie he s talking about is the greatest due to be released shortly and starring guess who it la be bigger than Rocky " Ali said. They told me i m a natural As an actor. I told them Why should t i be i be been acting All my Ali was t acting however when Evangelista already dressed in his Street clothes came into his dressing room with his handlers after the fight. The Champ immediately moved off the rubbing table and embraced the Man he had beaten. Evangelista who Speaks no English and understands Little of it put his arms around All in gesture that was equally sincere. He gave me As much trouble As any Man i Ever fought All told one of the men who had come in with Evangelista. He s Young yet he should keep fighting said Ali continuing to address the Man who interpreted for the challenger. Evangelista nodded his thanks and left. " i honestly thought it was close said Ali. Actually it was t. Only the referee gave Evangelista As much As four rounds both judges gave him three which is the same Way i saw it. Ali seemed to be rather pensive in his dressing quarters. I showed pm i could still dance for for is rounds did t 1?" he said. I punched All right he came out of the fight marked up More than Evange Lista. However. There were Small swellings above both eyes from the punches he had absorbed Nicks Al called them. When i fought Norton and Frazier i did t have these Nicks he said running his right hand Over them. He knows he should quit and that hell have to sooner or later. In the end. It turns out that Muhammad All who Calls himself the is no different from any of the rest. They All say one More until there simply in anymore. A fighting Only in spurts wins 15-round decision Over spaniard Landover my. Up Muhammad Ali played cat and mouse for is rounds with Alfredo Evangelista Here monday night settling for a unanimous decision and retained his world heavyweight championship in a Sham of a fight. Ali was still up on his feet dancing in the 15th round As he had been most of the bout flicking harmless jabs at the defensive 22 year old spaniard. Evangelista chased the elusive All round after round but never caught him with a solid punch. Ali likewise never knocked Down the challenger or even Hurt him. The crowd of about 12.000, most of whom had gotten in free thanks to Ali booed frequently As Ali went to his rope a dope tactic. Evangelista. Who had been billed As the Spanish was t. The movie was much better. Evangelista swung Many wild rights just like the Hollywood hero but landed Only infrequent left Hooks. Evang Calisla opened the bout by Mirror ing Ali s tactics. When Ali went to the ropes trying to sucker Evangelista to come after him. The challenger refused to fall for the bait. While Ali danced Evangelista tried. Only when the fight had progressed to the seventh and eighth rounds and Ali had obviously built up a big Lead did Evangelista try to break through Ali s Blind Boring defensive Champion crowned much of the fight. He stomped his left foot in mid ring As if to bait Evangelista. But the challenger again backed away. As has been his style in recent fights Ali was aggressive for Only about 30 seconds in each round. Ali never Hurt his challenger but he impressed the judges by never being Hurt himself. Judges Terry Moore and Ray Hin Meyer each scored it 72-64 Ali while referee Harry Cecchini gave Ali a 71-65 margin using Maryland s five Point must scoring Only sign that either Man had been in a fight was a bloody nose that Evangelista suffered in the sixth round when Ali hit it with a left Jab. Evangelista came Back with his first Good punches of the night when he caught All with a pair of left Hooks to the . Who is negotiating to fight fifth ranked challenger Eamie shavers in mad " n Square Garden in june or july has n bothered throughout his career by left Hooks but when Evangelista repeated his hooking strategy Ali was ready with Quick counter punches. A who used part of his purse to buy 1200,000 Worth of tickets for distribution at boys clubs welfare rights organizations and Amy Carter s elementary school was defending his title for the ninth time in his second reign As Champ. Evangelista a Long haired. 209 i Pound native of Uruguay who now lives in Spain carried an alleged 16-1 record into the bout but had never fought a world ranked challenger much less a Champion. His record has been disputed and his fighting skills questioned. He showed he could fight monday night but not Well enough to be in the ring with somebody of Ali s Caliper. Ali 35 years old and far past his prime continued on Page i Pele s on the Ball Pele Battles Bobby Bell right and Ray Lugg of the fort Lauderdale strikers for the Ball in a North american soccer league game. Pele scored three goals All the new York Cosmos got in a shutout Victory Over the strikers in giants stadium in East Rutherford. . A photo Seattle slew arrives for Preakness Baltimore up Kentucky Derby Winner Seattle slew arrived at Pamlico on monday to prepare for saturday s Preakness the second leg of racing s triple Crown. The owners. Mickey and Karen Taylor said the Colt was in Peak condition and excellent shape for the Preakness. In a sunday morning workout at Belmont Park Seattle slew went a mile in 1 36 4-5. Nearly five seconds faster than his mile workout the week of the Kentucky Derby. Seattle slew was the fifth probable Preakness starter to arrive at Pamlico. . Tobin sir sir counter punch and Cor Morant Are already at the track. Run Dusty run the Kentucky Derby runner up and a late Canadian entry regal sir were expected later. The exact size of the Preakness Field is still Uncertain but seven to nine starters appear Likely. Last year s 2-year-old English Champi on . Tobin. Who never has run against Seattle slew will Benefit from the services of Bill Shoemaker who won the Preakness in 1963 and 1967. Cormorant had his seven race winning Streak snapped by Iron Constitution in the Withers mile at Aqueduct last saturday but Trainer Jim Simpson said he will go in the Preakness if he checks out i Don t think he s going to scare the Seattle slew Camp by being in the Preakness. But Well enter him. We had planned to All along if he ran a respectable race in new York said Simpson. Simpson said the 35-Day interval be tween the Withers and the Gotham might have contributed to Cormorant s getting tired More quickly than he ordinarily would have. It s difficult to Analyse the he said. The track was awfully Dull and the time 1 37 was t great. But the race ought to help him. It will be better for him than a workout. When he had that fast workout there was t any Strain to it. I m sorry he did t win it
