Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
Ring Magazine
as
Top '63 Boxer

NEW YORK. Dec. 81 APP
Ring Magazine has named
heavyweight challenger Cas-
stus Clay its Fighter Of the
Year.
Clay, who meets Champion
Sonny LiSton at Miami Beach
February rs, was cited for the
interest and excitement he
brought to boxing in 1868. His
bout with Doug Jones In March
in which the undefeated Cas-
sius won a disputed ten-round
decision. was named Rings
Fight Of the Year.
The annual Ring ratings:
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion-sonny Liston. Denver
/. CaSsius Clay. Louisville. 2, Ernest
Terrell. Philadelphia. g.. Doug Jones,
New York. 4, Fora Foley. Chandler
Ariz., 8, Cleveland Williams, Houston.
8. Karl Mildenberger. Germany. z,
Eddie Machen. Los Angeles. 8. Floyd
Patterson. scarsdale, Ny. 8. Billy
England.
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion-Willie Pastrano, Miami.
l. Harold johnson, Philadelphia. 2,
Mauro Nina, Peru. 3, Eddie Cotton,
Gregorio Peralta. Argentina. 9, Henry
Fresno. Calf. 3, Bobo S olson, HonoiT Iu' :
9, Gustav Scholz, Germany. 10. Terry
DowneS. England.
MDDLEWEIGHT
Champion-Joey Giardello, Cherry
/, Dick Tiger, Nigeria. 2. Joey
Archer. New York. 3,Rubin Carter,
Paterson. N. J. 4. Laszlo Papp. Hun
gary. 3, Gene Fullmer, West Jordan,
Utah. g.. Sandro Mazzinghi, Italy. a,
Luis Foledo, Spain. s. Joe Gonzalez,
10. wilbert Mcclure, TolsdO. ohio os~i''
wELrERwEIGHT
Champion - Emile Griffith. New
i. Luis Rodr.rueu. Miami Beach.
Ela; 2. Brian Curvis, Wales. 8, Jose
Stable. New York. 4. Garland Randall,
Houston. s. Ralph Dupas, New Orleans
8, Federico Thompson, Argentina. a,
Curtis Cokes, Dallas s, Dick Turner.
Philadelphia; g, Stan HARRINGTON.
Honolulu. 10. Gaspar Ortega. Mexico.
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT
Championships Perkins. CHICAGO.
1. Louis Molina, San Jose, Calf. 2,
Roberto Cruz. Philippines. 9, Angel
Garcia, France. 4, Raymundo (Battling)
Torres, Mexico. 8, Jose Napoles, Mexi-
co. 8, Aissa Hashas. France. z, Abel
Laudonio, Argentina. 8, Bobby Scanlon,
Sacramento, Calf. 8, Enoch Nhlapo,
South Africa. 10, Bert Somodio. Philip
pines.
LIGHTWEIGHT
Championships Ortiz, New York
1, Kenny Lane. Muskegon. Mich. 2
Carlos Hernandez, Venezuela. 3, Al.
fredo Urbina. Mexico. 4, Bunny Grant
Paul Armstead, Los Angeles. z, TeruC
Kosaka. Japan. 8, Doug Villant, Cuba
8, Nicolino Loche, Argentina. 10, Conny
Rudhof. Germany. ~.
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion - Flash Elords. Philip
/. Johnny Bizzarro, Erie. Pa. 2. Love
Allote, Ghana. 3. Vicente Dorado
Argentina. 4, Jose Luis Cruz, Mexico
3, Yukio Katsumato. Japan. 6, Auburn
Copeland. Flint, Mich. z, Lasuo Ia
kayama, Japan. 8, Wally Taylor. Aus
tralia. 9, Young Terror, Philippines
10. Nal Middleton. Philadelphia.
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion-Sugar Ramos, Mexico.
/. Mitsunori Seki, Japan. 2, Ismael
Laguna.. Panama. 3. Howard Winstone,
johnson. Los Angeles. g, Danny VAL
dez, Los Angeles. z. Will Quastour
Germany. s. Antonio Herrera. Colon
bia q, Billy Calvert. England 10,
Floyd Robertson, Ghana.
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion-Eder Jofre, Brazil.
1, Joe Medel. Mexico. Q, Masahiko
Harada. Japan. 3. Mimun Ben Ali,
5, Ronnie Jones, Chicago; g., Piero
s. Jesus Pimentel. Los Angeles o.
Katsutoshi Aoki. japan. 10, Ray Asis,
Stockton, Calf.
FLYWEIGHT
Champion-Hiroyuk Ebihara, Japan,
/, Salvatore Burruni. Italy. 2. Ber-
nardo Csrabsllo. Columbia. 3. Horacio
Accavallo. Argentina. 4. Pone King
Retch: Thailand 5; Efran Alacran
Scotland MFHi TSSkeshi Naka Gr mc japan
s. Leo zuluets. Philippines. O.. Pas
cual Perez, Argentina. 10, Natalie
JimeneZ, Dominican Republic.