European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday february 16, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Mercer planning to bust Loose amazing that the two invincible is. Mike Tyson and Steffi Graf were knocked out within a Ceko cach other. Graf became a question Mark by breaking her thumb feb. 7 in the Swiss Snow. She was t playing Tennis a sport in which she is Riding a 52-Malch winning Streak. She was skiing a sport she should quit after her 0-1 record. Four Davs later. Tyson got busted in Tokyo. Car ried his 31-0 record into the ring and ran into an upsetting Boxer named James Buster Douglas. By the time Douglas was through punching he was the heavyweight Champion and Tyson was on his Back. If you caught the Douglas Tyson classic delayed on satellite to sunday night or Cable tuesday night you saw this James Douglas blasting the myth out of Iron Mike. You saw Douglas dance in his Ali shoe tassels swinging bulging arms the size of Tyson s neck. You saw Douglas unleash Long hard jabs that snapped the sweat off Tyson s head. You saw slow motion replays of Douglas fifth round barrage a right left attack that sent Tyson headed for brain damage. You saw Douglas dominate every round including the eighth in which he was floored by Tyson s Short uppercut. The same kind that finished Michael Spinks. You said the Heck with those pos fight reports about Tyson being flabby and not focused and what Ever. You saw for yourself How muscular Tyson was. You simply saw a Superior Boxer a taller quicker Douglas do a number on a Short no Range Tyson. Which made a mockery of All the or fight jokes including the David ocl Lorman one about this being the Best 25 seconds of boxing you la Ever and the or fight headlines including the one 1 wrote for Sun Day s newspaper tilled the chill before the our adulation for Tyson looks pathetic new. As pathetic As he looked groping for his Mouth piece instead of standing in the 10th round. Of course he had to Grope Douglas the Columbus Buckeye had Given Tyson a Black Eye. And when it was Over. Douglas had the last laugh imitating Tyson s High pitched Lispy voice. Too bad to missed a. Maybe the new Champ will do that act on Kellerman. The greatest thing Douglas did was open the heavyweight door. Come on in. You think you can deck q Bucky Fox Douglas you figure that if Douglas can to Tyson you can Evandor Holyfield. George Foreman and Michael docs would answer yes. So would Ray Mercer. It has been a year since Mercer turned in his army uniform for a pro boxing career. The former Baum Holder specialist who won three Usa eur title Sand the 1988 olympic heavyweight Gold has glowed As a pro. Sure his 13-0 record including 10 Knock outs is off a bum of the month schedule. But it beats losing to a bum. If no one outside of Douglas Camp predicted his sunday Victory. Mercer came close. He was quoted in february s ring Magazine As saying As an Amateur Mike Tyson was knocked out. And when some one tells me a fighter s been knocked out. A Green Light goes on. This Guy can be knocked out Mercer thought he would be that Guy. He still thinks he will be that Guy. He was training in his adopted Home of South Orange n.j., tuesday when he picked up the phone. The funniest thing is the Way i told the Media before the fight to beat Tyson hold your ground test his Chin. That s what Douglas did said Mercer. I would pc put him away faster. Like in the second round. I would pc put him away. But Douglas let him off the Hook. 1 was screaming. Get on him get on him " Mercer watched the fight on Home Box office at his new apartment. He planned to study it More with his Trainer. Hank Johnson another sex Soldier. You d think watching Douglas destroy Tyson would impress Mercer. No. Mercer sounded As merciless As Ever. Everyone said Tyson was invincible and too Lough for me last year. But now. I hit harder than Douglas and take a punch said Mercer. Douglas has a weak Chin. His chances against me very slim and none. To inside five. I Don t have any respect for Douglas. The Only reason he s the Champ is he has t fought me Mercer does t plan to fight Douglas. He predicts Tyson will to Douglas in their june rematch. My sights Are on whoever has the said Mercer. I think that will be Mercer is in a Rush for that Belt because he does t have much time. He s 28 and a no name nationally. The world boxing Council ranks him 25th. Stateside Media rank him just As Low. Sport Magazine reported in october that Mercer appears to be about three years away from seriously challenging for the new Day spanked top rank in november for shilling the unschooled Ray Mercer As the Man who will beat Tyson " the associated press boxing writer de Schuyler. Said in november that Mercer has t progressed much As a pro. He hits hard but that s about it. He needs another 10-15 fights before he s ready for the big Mercer admits the press Hurt me in a Way. For awhile. But my manager and Trainer say that s All part of the game. And being in the military. I can play the Mercer will continue playing March 2 in Las vegas where his bout with Kim much Odum is the main event. Mercer goes 6-Fout-l, 213 pounds. This is his first Dat with a 12-Rounder. But he dots t expect Odum to earn his 250 pounds that Long. I Don t think he could go 12. As fat As he said Mercer. If Marc or wins he wants a shot at former Champ Tim Witherspoon As Early As March. He would be Mercer s first name opponent. Mercer appeared to have lined up Carl the truth Williams for this month. To Maga Ine predicted in its latest Issue that with an eighth round Kayo. Mercer will mature into a legitimate heavyweight hut top rank s Bob arum decided Mercer was t ready and nixed the fight. Johnson promises Mercer is ready for Witherspoon once he knocks out Witherspoon. We re right in the Power the Trainer says Mercer would then shoot for a title fight in the fall. Against whom i Hope said Johnson. "1 think Mercer can beat Buster Douglas a lot easier than dream on. Which is what everyone said last week about stopping Mike Tyson and Steffi Graf. Tha Suft ind strip to local Roundup Ouellette tops ski trial skiing Jim ouch Leyte of Wiesbaden was the lop finisher among qualifiers for the . Armed forces Alpine team. Cat Arnony of Simbach placed third in the qualifying. The team will compete in the world military championships Start ing March 19 in Senfeld Austria. Last year s Usa eur Champion. Melissa Campanile now stationed at fort list. Texas was the Only woman who qualified for the 20-skier . Team. Baseball i tryouts for the Hail i Bronn masons of the i Tele 5 Gcrman-Amcr-1 ican league will be held at 11 . March 3 at the Post Field in Schwa Bisch Hall. All of Heilbronn s i Home games will be Ouelette played in Schwa Bisch Hall this season. Prospective players from either of the communities arc Welcome to attend. Point of contacts arc Tim Rodriqus at 07945-2072 after 5 . And Bob Rushing 07131-160536. Another a a team the Stuttgart Blue sox. Will meet at i . Saturday at the Robinson Barracks gym. Point of contacts Charlie Wilbur at 4212-511/521 or 0711-854730 and Rich Lin Coln at 430-5244 or 0711-6877940. Peu Teot Hopes to have its v-10 905, which is to begin Road testing this month on the track for the season s last two races. Peugeot unveils its sports car entry by Randy barne1tmotursports editor the French Peugeot firm thursday re leased full details on its new 905-Modelprototype sports car one that will make its racing debut late this season in the . Round of the world prototype sports car championship. In a report from its Paris Headquarters Peugeot says the final engine As Sembly is now being carried out to allow our first Road test of the 905 prototype car by the end of this month. In june the car will undergo testing at full racing speeds and if the program continues normally the 905 will take part in the last two races of the 1990 world prototype sports car Champi these races include the . Round on oct. 7 where the track site has yet to be named and the mexican round on oct. 21 at the Rodriguez Brothers circuit in Mexico City. After these races the 905 prototype will participate in the full 1991 world championship season Peugeot says. The Peugeot 905 prototype which conforms to 1991 regulations is powered by a 3.5-liter normally aspirated v10 engine with four overhead camshafts an four valves per Cylinder. The longitudinal engine with its 6-Spccd manual trans Mission unit is positioned at the Center rear of the Carbon fiber honeycomb Chas Sis. Frenchman Jean Todt a former rally Ace is director of Peugeot Talbot sport the division in charge of Peugeot s racing activities. Todt says he has named the Veteran French Driver Jean Pierre a Bouilly to Lead the a highly experienced and technically knowledgeable Driver it was a Bouilly who brought the French Renault Turbo cars to Success in formula one racing during the 1970s and 80s. With the 905 prot pc Peugeot will join Mercedes Benz Jaguar porsche Nissan Toyota and others in world sports car Competition. Mercedes Benz which returned to Rac ing in 1938, is the defending Champion going into the 1990 Campaign which opens april 8 in Suzuka Japan. The first race in Europe is set for april 29 in Monza Italy
