European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 17, 1992 Lewis Marks targets Montero Bay Jamaica apr newly named wac heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis listed three possible opponents for his first title defense but said his principal target is still Riddick Bowe. A Lennox Lewis Mission was to become heavyweight Champion a Lewis said wed newday. A the has accomplished that. Now his Mission is to become the undisputed heavyweight  Lewis was named the world boxing Council Champion tuesday after Bowe gave up that version of the title a and tossed his championship Belt in a garbage can a at a news conference monday in London. A it was an insult to All the past champions a Lewis said. A it shows what kind of sportsman he is. It is very  Bowe who still retains the world boxing association and International boxing federation versions of the title had been threatened with the loss of his wac title if he did not make a defense against Lewis a i am still chasing him. Hopefully some Day 1 will catch him and get the other two belts a Lewis said. A a he a running fast but in a right behind him a Lewis said then reconsidered. A no a he said a i suppose now in a even with  in the meantime he listed Frank Bruno Tony Tucker and Alex Stewart As possible opponents for his first title defense probably in Las vegas in March or april. A the fight definitely will be in America a said Lewis who Learned of his Elevation to the wac title while on vacation. Lewis said wac president Jose Sulci Man will make a a formal announcement in London in a week or  according to British press reports the wac will pick Tucker its no. 1 contender. Lewis manager Frank Maloney says however he has authority from the Mexico City based Council that he can fight another opponent first and is looking at the London born jamaican Stewart. The times of quoted wac president Jose Sulaiman As saying it is the third year in which the heavyweight title has not had a mandatory defense. A i am sure Lennox is willing to prove himself a Sulaiman was quoted As saying. Maloney a response was that Lewis would fight Tucker if he had to but he preferred that contest to come second with another English opponent Frank Bruno third. A i Haven to spoken to Sulaiman but i have written assurances from the wac lawyers that we Are being allowed a voluntary defense first a Maloney said. A a we la have to Cross that Bridge when we come to  sports the stars and stripes Page 25 his broken neck behind him former if middleweight Champ Vinny Pazienza left fires a left at Luis Santana on tuesday. Success smiles on beginning of Pazienza s risky comeback by de Schuyler or. Ledyard Conn. A Angelo Pazienza a smile after his songs return to the ring was much More than a winning smile. A it sure was a said the 73-year-old father. A i was smiling just that he made it through. There a not a scratch on him and the neck did no to bother him and he looked like a  on the eve of his 30th birthday tuesday Vinny Pazienza won a one sided 10-round decision Over Luis Santana in his first fight since he broke his neck in an Auto Accident nov. 12, 1991. A i want to thank my family for hanging in there a Pazienza said. A i put them through hell. There was a time i did no to think this would happen but i kept the Faith. This is a great night this is better than any championship  Pazienza demonstrated Speed and Power against his Tough 34-year-old opponent and never once did he appear tentative. A my neck will be a Little sore tomorrow but that a nothing. That a life. Now we can put the neck Issue to rest a said Pazienza. There was one time in the fight when the injury apparently popped into Pazienza s mind. In the sixth round Santana grabbed him behind the head and Pazienza pushed the dominican to the Canvas anti said a a done to grab my  neurosurgeons or. David w. Edelstein of Houston and or. Walter Cotter of Providence r.i., said Pazienza was fit to fight. A this is what i do Best a the former two time world Champion said. A a in a a fighter. The risk never entered my  Pazienza a performance was greeted by roars of approval by the crowd of 3,280 at the Fox Woods High stakes Bingo and Casino on the Indian reservation. Thev oars reached their Peak when Pazienza knocked Santana Down twice and they might have been even louder at the end of the fight. There were undoubtedly a few sighs of Relief too. Pazienza dominated the fight with jabs right hand leads left Hooks and body punches. Late in the ninth round he knocked Santana Down with a left Hook to the head. The dominican struggled up at the count of eight and received a hard right to the head sending him to the Canvas for the second time. This time Santana got up quickly and took a mandatory eight count. A few seconds later the Bell rang. A i was trying to put him Down the third time but he Nas a Chin like steel a said Pazienza. Pazienza weighed 158 pounds two pounds less than the middleweight limit and four pounds Over the Junior middleweight limit. Santana weighed 157. Promoter Dan Duva said Pazienza will fight again in february possibly against Brett  says political chaos imperils baseball new York up a dark times could be ahead for baseball unless management and players reach compromises to secure the economic salvation of baseball. Such is the conclusion of a 9,000-word report presented monday called the a economic study committee on  the report written by four members Independent of baseball says the game is in a political chaos but several solutions remain available. Chief among them is that free Agency begin after a players third full year of service it is currently six year with the elimination of arbitration and that there be More equity in Revenue sharing. A i think the report acknowledges. Baseball a in trouble a said Richard Ravitch president and chief executive offi cer of the player relations committee management a bargaining Arm. A a lot of things Are going to have to change and the Best Way to make sure that they change in a positive fashion is to create a far More effective relationship Between the players and the  according to Ravitch who spent a year studying baseball a economics a the analysis was that there could be dark times ahead for baseball a economics particularly on the Revenue Side. A they suggest in a very polite Way that baseball address its marketing problems More vigorously. They said at various Points that they recognize the fact that collective bargaining Between the parties was the Only Way to produce what they thought was a More effective partnership among the owners and the