European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. October 31,1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Hearns makes ring history Kos Roldan wins fourth different title  Las vegas nov. A Thomas Hearns wrote boxing history in smashing fashion thursday night and marvelous Marvin Hagler and sugar Ray Leonard watched him do in. Immediately after cams knocked out Juan Domingo Roldan in the fourth round to win the vacant wac Middle weight title and become the tint Man to win four different titles he said to hag. Ice who was at ringside As a television commentator Hope we can get to Gether and do it  Hagler the former undisputed Middle weight Champion who knocked out i Loams in the third round in 1985, said i m still evaluating inc  then Hagler who was upset by sugar Ray Leonard in april added the Only reason i would come out of retirement would be  Leonard said he will not tight again. Leonard is the Only other Man to defeat Camj in the 14th round for the undisputed welterweight title in i9s1. But this 61-degree night belonged to Hearns. I m Happy i be done something soother Man has done said the fighter known As hit  the fight was a slug fast from inc open ing Bell and had a crowd of about 11.000in an outdoor stadium at the Las vegas Hilton roaring throughout. The end Tor inc brawling Roldan came when he was caught by a right to the jaw late in the fourth round. The Argentine pitched face Forward then rolled Over at the count of 9. Referee Mills Lane counted 10 at 2 01 of the round. Car Solso scored two knockdowns in the first round and one in the second but he was Hurt on at least three Occa Sions by Roldan. I was pretty nervous Hearns said. I m not used to gelling hit and getting Hurt. I thought this one can t slip by me " when Roldan hit inc floor for the fourth Lime there was no question thai the historic achievement would not slip by Hearns. The 29-year-old Hearns knocked Rol Dan Down twice in the first round and put him Down again in inc second. But inc 30-year-old Roldan kept fight ing Back. I want to put on a Heck of a show and prove to the world i am a great Champi on cams said before the fight. He put on a Heck of a show. Hearns knocked Roldan Down in the opening round with two rights to inc head. Roldan got up at 3 and look Amand Alory a count. A Short time later Roldan Hurt Hearns with a right to the head that made cams Clinch. With inc round rearing its end Hearns speared Roldan with a couple of lefts to the face and As he moved Back Ward dropped Roldan with a right to the jaw. The Bell rang at about he same time Roldan hit inc floor. Roldan struggled Pat 7 and wandered to his Corner. The Bei cannot save a fighter who has been knocked Down except in the last round. My thing is to make Roldan reach and lunge to hit me the 6-foot-1 Hearns said before the fight. Once i get him to lunge the fight will be no prob  the 5-7 Roldan i59 a came charging out in the second round and got ought with a left Hook 20 seconds into inc round that put him Down again. He got up immediately took an 8-count and spent the rest of the round charging after cams who hit him with jabs an Hooks. Roldan s Best round was inc third when a Righi left Riglin to the head Hurt Hearns l59vi, Roldan landed some other Good head shots in he round but in turn suffered a bloody nose. Twenty seconds into the fourth round Roldan wobbled cams with a Hook and cams grabbed and held. A minute into the round cams Hurt rot Dan with a righthand then less than a minute later he finished the fight with a thunderous right. Hearns previously held the Aba welterweight title the wac super welterweight title and the wac Light heavy weight title. He weighed 173% when he won the Light heavyweight title in his previous fight March 7, 1987, with a 10 round knockout of Dennis Andrecs. Hearns was the fourth Man to attempt to win a fourth Crown. The three who failed were Henry Armstrong who fought a 10-round draw in a bid for the middleweight title in 1940 Alexis a Juan Domingo Roldin reels after a punch by Thomas Hearns to the second round. A photo Gucillo who was knocked out by Aaron Pryor in two bids for the Aba Junior welterweight title in 1982-83 and Roberto Duron who lost a decision to Hagler in 1983. There have been 10 men to win three titles. Hearns who earned $1.1 million boosted his record to 45-2 with 38 knockouts. Roldan whose purse was 1250,000, went into his second middleweight title bid with a 63-3-2 record with 41 knockouts. He was the abcs no. 2 contender and ranked no. I by the Aba. Roldan was knocked out by Hager in the Lolli round March 30, 1984. Cams was knocked out by Hager in the third round april is 1985. His i4th-Roundloss to Leonard for the undisputed welterweight title was sept. 16, 19s i. The wac middleweight championship became vacant when Leonard re tired after beating Hagler last april 6. On the unde Reard. Charles Williams sur Vived two Early knockdowns and rallied to Slop Champion Bobby Czyz after nine rounds and capture inc International Box ing federation Light heavyweight title. Williams a 2-1 underdog Pounde Czyz almost at will from the third round on to score the upset Victory in inc scheduled 15-round fight. . Takes Lead in Wightman cup Williamsburg a. A Lori Mcneil needed Only 50 minutes for a 6 2, 6-1 Victory Over Britain s Sara Corner giving inc United Stales a 2-0 Lead after thursday night s opening round of the sign limn cup Tennis Challenge matches. In the first match heavily favored Zina Garrison of the United states Over came a 4-0 deficit in the first set in route to a 7-5,6-2 Victory Over Anne Hobbs. The americans hold a 48-10 advantage in the annual Anglo american rivalry which began in 1923 and switches venue across the Atlantic Ocean each year. The . Teams have won tight straight Wightman cup-., including 7-0 decisions he last Ivro Yean. The British have not won in the us cd Stales since 1975. Mcneil no. Ii in the world computer rankings used service Breaks in the sixth and eighth games of the first set and never was threatened after that. Comer who is ranked 74th in the world had won her two previous meet Ings with Mcneil but they came in 1983 and 1984, Well before Mcneil s fast climb up the rankings. In thursday night s match Mcneil said i was Able to concentrate on every Point. I was a bit nervous at the Start but once i got going everything fell into  after falling behind to Hobbs Early in the first Sci. The eighth ranked Garrison used service Breaks and improved Volley play to Battle Back and capture the set. I was very nervous at the  said Garrison who had seven double faults and 12 unforced errors in the first Sel. In has won second serve Points in the first set but that figure dropped to i Point a in the second set. Garrison served fur a 3-1 advantage in the second set before breaking Hobbs serve for a 4-2 Lead. Garrison finished inc set with no double faults and Only five unforced errors. Garrison credited Marty Riessen. The . Women s team coach with helping her recover from her first set troubles. It would have been 6-love if Many had not been there she said. I love having a coach who sees things that you cannot Sec. He did t criticize my play. He Laid me to come in on the second serve. That made the difference in the  unlike regular professional tournaments coaches arc allowed on the Side lines and air permitted to talk to the players during Tighlman cup Competition. Hobbs. Who at no. 49 in inc world rankings is the British squad s lop player. Said she was Happy with her performance. I give my self credit she said. It s not every Day i play this Well against Theno. 8 player in the world. It brought out the bus in me. The next step is to take it one step further and  in addition to thursday s two singles matches the formal has Pam Shriver of the United Stales and Britain s to Dune meeting in singles play Friday night Fol Lowed by a doubles confrontation be tween the no. 2 teams Gigi Fernandez and Robin White of the United states is. Britain s Comer and Clare Wood. Shriver a Wightman cup Veteran whose no. 5 world ranking makes her the top rated member of the . Squad has beaten uric in 11 of their i pre Vious meetings. Two singles matches kid Oil sat urday s final round of play Shriver is. Hobbs. Followed by Garrison is. Duric. A doubles match pitting Garrison and Mcneil against Durie and Hobbs concludes the annual Competition. Pine Money for the event the third held at the College of William & Mary is , Una the winning team getting two thirds