European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday May 23, 1986 the stars and stripes. Page s3 commentary after four Doys of the Susareu championships -.,. Who the Best Ray Mercer of big brutal and Bunmy. A heavyweight s heavyweight. "ijv.,.? ? 1 bad Muff cd i Clarence Hewins would l fight him because of get this a Cut lip Hail brooms Kenneth Alston wanted to fight him but referee Mill Filz water would t let him Fitz Walcer who doubles As any sports director Musl pc watched too much blood and guts on his office Monitor. He could t handle the sight of it in Darm Stadt. Alston did t even show blood just sorry tech Nique. Thai was enough for Filz water. The message to Alston la non to Fig lit before you get hurl. Such was Mercer s Lough Road to a second straight title. One no fight another half fight. He has no com thiring he has incr service and International matches to fall Back on. They re his Only Hope of Fol lowing this mighty Usa eur heavyweight path built by Bonc Crusher Smith and David Bey. Ask Larry Holmes about them. Al least Mercer grasped something from his Phan Tom enemies evidently the newspaper and Magazine stories on me scare my opponents know they won t fijhl.". Too bad. Mercer was fun to watch last year. With Mercer gliding the Best entertainment came from this Crew Light heavyweight Callan West of Span Dahlem welterweight Mark Larson or Mann Helm and featherweight Paul Welchjr. Of Schwabach. West is my favorite. I gave him hell last january for bowing Early in a meet in Sweden so he took it out on some poor soul in Pitburg. The next time we met. West was bored to lean in eng waiting for a right to Start. His fight. After two Days of byes at Usa eur Wesl look hat out on David sew cell of kaisers Lauvern. Knockout in the first round. The next Day in the finals West won it All Tor the second straight year. This Man hates to Wail. He stopped the challenger in us. West s total Lime in the Usa eur ring 4 21. Quick vicious hands. I would t want to meet West in a new York Alley. Or a Virginia one. He claims both places As Home. Sort of a new York Yankee turned into a Virginia Cavalier. Now he s an army dude living in an air Force world Spang Dahlum. He s a gunner under the 32nd army air defense come which is headquartered in dorm stall. The 32nd commander maj. Gen. Victor Hugo thought you d like to know West was quite at Home during the meet. Lanton Mannheim s coot Soldier lacked the lightning attack of West. Lanton merely marched on his targets till they broke. They did too. Landon de fended ills title with two victories that lasted 12 52. You could be fell Tarry for Lanton s punching you could be reacted Tike Vii corps sports director Tom Hlavacek who said at ringside when the Bat Toon goes up i want to fallow Lanion Schwabach s Welch kept coming Loo. Only he ran into Loo Many left Hooks by killing in s Ricky Rami rez who decision cd Welch for the featherweight title. Welch will win next year canny Guys like Ramirez teach you plenty. Plus Welch hails from n West Virginia town called Hurricane. Plus he s Only 20 with n son named what else Paul Welch Iii. Welch s title loss erased him from All army consideration. Alton Merkurson hew Over from fort u to scout potential Alf army fighters Arft he recommending six from Europe Mercer West Lanlan Ramirez Light flyweight Jack Wilson of g Lessen and Light middleweight Bobby Ervin of Karlsruhe. Merkerson figures Only a few of them will be picked for the All army Camp in january. He can probably forget West who swears he s through with tournament boxing. It might not be Long before army boxers take urinalysis drug tests like weigh ins. Hlavacek said Vii corps will Start he tests soon to Check ail Clos for marijuana and heroin. V corps sports director Jim Brown wants the less for his command Loo. I Sec testing As an Over zealous violation on bodies. Also at the tourney word surfaced that Bruce Martin will probably Rise to chief of Usa eur sports when the army reorganizes later this summer. After a stint at Mannheim Martin helps write sport policy at Headquarters in Heidelberg. If Martin takes Over thai leaves interim chief Larry Parker out. That also would leave Parker Upsel along with most major command sports directors who favor Parker or Munich sports Boss Jim Mattingly. Martin s Boss. Norm Marcus says whether Martin is in and Parker is Oul is that whistle you hear sounds like a railroading. What a waste. Usa eur has a Fine sports director in Parker. He s Bright responsive and current. Keep him. 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