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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. January 23. 19bb the stars and stripes Page 21 sports denier Finch Dan Reeves smiles he talks til h u run snip us Idt mems Mark Jack san left and Steve Watson. Coach and friends prior to thursday s practice. Ii a inc Bronco Erst practice Ince their acc to tic a me win or Cleveland. The Broncos play the Washington Redskin in Saur Bob xxii Jan. 3t. See re lated so Orts on panes 14, 25 and it Cash lend Melbourne aum Rulin m Wimbledon Champion i at Ash Hurni top seeded Ivan  Ira Hrudny and will meet mais Wilalor sunday fur the men s singles Lille in Lite Ji-9 million australian open Tennis . The fourth seeded australian eliminated undo h-4. 2-fi. Ft-2. 4-4, -3, 3-6, 6 Cash Lull to Educ re in the finale last year Cash secured his third such chive Victory Over the Vecch Lindl in i raised slam tournaments. In addition in Wimbledon he also beat lend in last year s australian open  played the big Points Heller than Len who collected Only four Points in see Cash on Page 25 Holmes 225% to Tyson 2153/4 boo  Atun Tif City. . Not Larry Hal pcs stepped Back into like Box ing up Bligh thursday uttering he first word in a while at the neigh in fur last night i Light Willi Misc Tyson. Tic Wtipil was  and it came Asti Ion the undisputed  the to pounds showed no reaction. While preparing for the fight thu for Mer Champion had kept to himself in his Hume Lown of Easlon pa., closing his training sessions to the news Media and the Public. When Holmes was a no show wednesday at a final Prefi Ghl news con Ference. Tyson Laid reporters they could count Holmes absence As a Blessing. I m glad he s not Here said Tyson. Everyone in Phi Larry Holmes Speaks before his brain is in motion. No one wants to hear his barroom Chi Ihei Tyson was referring to Holmes re cent reputation for making re Marks considered by Many to be ill advised and tasteless in september 19bs. When Holmes Losi his Incer National to ing federation title to Michael Spinks and with it a Chance to break Rocky Marciano i of record Holmes mid at a Post fight news conference that mar Cuianu could t carry my  after he lost has a thriving business operation in Easlon. Has insisted thai it is nut the Money reportedly s3,1 Mil lion thai brought him Back looming. Rather it was the Chance to prove he was Niobe of a fighter than the Public Ever  in taking on Tysun 32-0 Wanh 21 knockouts Al inc convention Center Here. Holmes js-2 with 34 knockouts is a heavy underdog. Mom of those who give him any Chance of beating Tyson am they arc few a link he will have to make a Tiu Iek vivid impression on Tyson. His Only Chance is to gel off Early. Said James Boncor Usherl Smith who lost to Tyson last March. Otherwise Mike Tyson will Wear him Down. I think Larry Holmes will have to do business  another Tyson victim pm Lon Thomas whom Tyson knocked out in Sis rounds Lasi May. Agreed. After Sis rounds. I a with Mike Tyson because i Don t know what kind of condition Larry is  this week Tyson who is reportedly guaranteed a purse of More than s5 million said that when he would do his Road Urli As an Amateur Bacr he often fan Lasi de about fighting Holmes who was inc Champion then. Holmes won the world losing Council title from Ken Norton in june 1978. Tyson 21. Turned pro in March 185, Tyson said thai in his fantasies. I used to beat Holmes Gurii by outsmart ing  n Rea life though Tyson has used his consuming aggression to succeed. And the a spans were not cup acting him to change Friday night  
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