European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Suddenly was by James Tuite new York times Mike Rossman had a Tough act to  he was 22 years old and about to get Ashot at the world Light heavyweight boxing championship and a porno Queen was in the Center of the new Orleans ring removing All her clothes. The woman in red or out of it was hustled past him As he approached the ring for his fight against Victor Gal Indez the perennial Champion. Rossman smiled. What do you say to a naked lady he asked. The stripper was still getting a standing ovation while Rossman was trying to get the attention of the 70,000 fans. It did t take Long. He opened a Cut Over Galindez s left Eye. Then he finished off the husky Argentine in 55 seconds of the 13th round. Suddenly Rossman was saying during a lunch Eon for him at the friars club in new York it dawned on me that i had won. I was the Light heavy weight Champion of the  shorn now of his Mustache and with the Strong angular features and dark hair of a real life Rocky Rossman was More than just a Champion. He was the first Ameri can to head his division in a decade. The 175-Pound class has always been the most International plateau of boxing led by such formidable champions As Georges Carpentier and Dick Tiger. Rossman hardly looked formidable now pouring a Heineken s and picking at a Steak under an Oil painting of Louis Armstrong in the Milton Berle room of the friars. He could have passed As a College student during a lunch break. Gold crossed boxing gloves Given to him by his wife Maxime dangled beneath the open Collar of his Blue and White sports shirt. He was flanked by his 20-year-old brother Andy and his father Jimmy Depiano. Rossman wears the Star of David on his trunks and gets such nicknames As the Kosher Butcher because it s Good for business in the ethnic world of boxing. Though half italian he opted to use his Mother s Maiden name. Only in America Mike s portly father philosophize can an italian kid turn jewish to beat up mexi  actually Rossman beat up an Argentine against tremendous Odds. Galindez had been unbeaten in 41 fights and had defended his title 10 times More often than any Only in America Mike s portly father philosophize can an italian kid turn jewish to beat up mexicans " Doil Magazine Light heavyweight Boxer Rossman. Other Light heavyweight Champion except Bob Foster 14 where does he go from Here i m not thinking of that now said the Happy new Jersey youth who had married his childhood sweetheart fro Turnersville. I just want to take a  ill fix you up in vegas one of the fight crowd interrupted. Ill Call Ashe Ashe Resnick a former pit Boss who became a hotel executive and hell fix you up. Won t Cost anything and it la be  champions get that kind of treatment. Rossman nodded and smiled like a Young Man who had the whole world including Las vegas at his feet. Somebody asked if he Felt like a real life Rocky. Well he said we know that Rocky Stallone can t fight but he can act. We know that i can fight and who knows what else i can do. There will be a lot of opportunities out there for  he did not Rule out the possibility that within five years he would flesh out to heavyweight proportions of 200 pounds. He has put on three pounds since Friday. It took a Licking to make a fighter out of you a Man chided. Rossman nodded. That s right he said remembering that Alvaro yaqui Lopez had put him away in the sixth round last March. Galindez held a 15-round decision Over Lopez another reason Galindez was strongly favored Over Rossman. Lopez looms As Rossman s chief rival along with mate Parlov of Yugoslavia. He just ran out of Gas against Lopez according to j. Russel Peltz the promoter who started Rossman on his career in Philadelphia where he was born. Rossman drifted into boxing after visiting his father s gymnasium daily As a child. Someone put boxing gloves on Mike s hands at age 14 and pushed him into a ring. Within three years he turned professional. He finished off Mike Quarry twice once by a decision and later by a sixth round knockout and beat Christy Elliott a hard hitting irishman. He was ranked sixth in the world when he entered the ring in new Orleans. Ros Sman s left speared Galindez time and again like a deft Picador taunting a mad Bull. He s been in a lot of wars you could see that said Rossman of the Argentine. I knew i could Cut him there was so much scar tissue. His Corner could t Stop the cuts and he kept looking there for help. He hit me with one Good right but he missed a  after the fight a weary Rossman comforted because he would bring Home a $40,000 paycheck to his wife in Turnersville said it s been a Long summer. I m not going to change my lifestyle. I m not going to get an apartment in Manhattan or anything like that. I m just going   jubilant Mike Rossman and his handlers celebrating Victory Over Victor Galindez. Tuesday september 26, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 13