PHILLY BOXING HISTORY  -  Philly Fights - 1972
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   SHOW #1     JANUARY 18, 1972 (TUESDAY) RELICS:  
      Venue: ARENA
Area: West Philly
Time: 8:15 PM
TV: None
Promoter: J Russell Peltz
Tickets: $8, $6 & $4
Attendance: 3,323 / $20,892
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  PBH Coverage / Photos:     CARD: 5 BOUTS    
        Bennie Briscoe TKO2 Al Quinneey (1:35) 160 lbs. (10)  
        Miguel Barreto W10 (U) Mario Saurennann 147 lbs.  
        Roy Williams W10 (U) Roger Russell
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Hvy.
 
 
  Other Coverage:     Richie Kates TKO Elliot Miller 175 lbs. (8)  
        William Watson W8 (U) Alfonso Hayman 147 lbs.  
             
  Press Releases:          
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
   SHOW #2     FEBRUARY 07, 1972 (MONDAY) RELICS:  
      Venue: ARENA
Area: West Philly
Time: 8:15 PM
TV: None
Promoter: J Russell Peltz
Tickets: $8, $6 & $4
Attendance: 3,347 / $21,480
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  PBH Coverage / Photos:     CARD: 6 BOUTS    
        Cyclone Hart KO2 Matt Donovan (2:39) 160 lbs. (10)  
        Billy Douglas KO1 Billy Lloyd (1:01) 160 lbs. (10)  
        Eddie Garces W8 Luis Lopez 126 lbs.  
  Other Coverage:     Obie English W6 Ned Edwards Hvy.  
        Elwood Townsend W6 Roland Marshall 160 lbs.  
        Ray Hall KO4 Johnny Raven (2:14) 126 lbs. (4)  
             
             
             
             
  Press Releases:          
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
   SHOW #3     FEBRUARY 28, 1972 (MONDAY) RELICS:  
      Venue: ARENA
Area: West Philly
Time: 8:15 PM
TV: None
Promoter: J Russell Peltz
Tickets: $8, $6 & $4
Attendance: 1,705 / $10,850
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  PBH Coverage / Photos:     CARD: 5 BOUTS    
        Richie Kates TKO5 Roger Rouse (2:28) 175 lbs. (10)  
        Sammy Goss W10 (U) Felix Figueroa 130 lbs.  
        Eddie Duncan W6 Billy Freeman Hvy.  
  Other Coverage:     Gerald Robinson (PD) W6 Eddie James 135 lbs.  
        Mike Schaffer W4 Robert Ziegler 147 lbs.  
             
             
             
             
             
  Press Releases:          
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
   SHOW #4     MARCH 07, 1972 (TUESDAY) RELICS:  
      Venue: ARENA
Area: West Philly
Time: 8:30  PM
TV: None
Promoter: Herman Taylor
Tickets: $
Attendance: 3,485 / $21,987
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  PBH Coverage / Photos:     CARD: 5 BOUTS    
        Nate Collins TKO8 Cyclone Hart (3:00) 160 lbs. (10)  
        Luis Lopez W8 (M) Eddie Garces 126 lbs.  
        Sonny Cella KO2 Jimmy Rielly 160 lbs. (6)  
  Other Coverage:     Jimmy Shedrick TKO5 Clarence Mann (1:11) 135 lbs. (6)  
        Tyrone Everett TKO4 Ray Hart (0:59) 126 lbs. (4)  
        Mike Montgomery (PD) W4 Joe Hathaway Hvy.  
  Press Releases:          
             
        Note: This was Hart's 1st loss.    
             
             
             
             
             
             
   SHOW #5     MARCH 21, 1972 (TUESDAY) RELICS:  
      Venue: ARENA
Area: West Philly
Time: 8:15 PM
TV: None
Promoter: J Russell Peltz
Tickets: $8, $6 & $4
Attendance: 4,638 / $29,818
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  PBH Coverage / Photos:     CARD: 6 BOUTS    
        Bennie Briscoe KO1 Jorge Rosales (2:28) 160 lbs. (10)  
        Billy Douglas TKO10 Carlos Marks (2:31) 160 lbs. (10)  
        Ricky Thomas KO1 Claude Wade (3:01) 147 lbs. (6)  
  Other Coverage:     Willie Daniels W6 Miguel Hernandez (PD) 135 lbs.  
        Tyrone Everett W4 Jose Resto 135 lbs.  
        Greg Burch W4 Jimmy Savage 147 lbs.  
  Press Releases:          
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
   SHOW #6     APRIL 18, 1972 (TUESDAY) RELICS:  
      Venue: ARENA
Area: West Philly
Time: 8:15 PM
TV: None
Promoter: J Russell Peltz
Tickets: $8, $6 & $4
Attendance: 2,322 / $13,300
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  PBH Coverage / Photos:     CARD: 6 BOUTS    
        Sammy Goss W10 (U) Luis Lopez 126 lbs.  
        Roy Williams W8 Mike Boswell Hvy.  
        William Watson TKO4 Elwood Townsend 154 lbs. (8)  
  Other Coverage:     Willie Daniels W6 Ivelaw Eastman 135 lbs.  
        Joe Robinson W6 Eddie James 135 lbs.  
        Robert Ziegler W4 Kevin McGinn 147 lbs.  
             
             
             
             
  Press Releases:          
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
   SHOW #7     MAY 15, 1972 (MONDAY) RELICS:  
      Venue: ARENA
Area: West Philly
Time: 8:15 PM
TV: None
Promoter: J Russell Peltz
Tickets: $8, $6 & $4
Attendance: ("Sparse")
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  PBH Coverage / Photos:     CARD: 6 BOUTS    
        Billy Douglas W10 (S) Carlos Marks 160 lbs.  
        William Watson W8 (U) Oreste Lebron 154 lbs.  
        Ricky Thomas D6 Greg Burch 147 lbs.  
  Other Coverage:     Roland Marshall W6 Ted Paxton 175 lbs.  
        Tyrone Freeman W4 Roy Ingram 160 lbs.  
        Jimmy Smith W4 Nikita Tarhocker 160 lbs.  
             
             
             
             
  Press Releases:          
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
   SHOW #8     JUNE 05, 1972 (MONDAY) RELICS:  
      Venue: ARENA
Area: West Philly
Time: 8:15 PM
TV: None
Promoter: J Russell Peltz 
Tickets: $8, $6 & $4
Attendance: 1,200
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  PBH Coverage / Photos:     CARD: 4 BOUTS    
        Sammy Goss TKO7 Jose Jimenez (after the 6th) 130 lbs. (10)  
        Miguel Barreto TKO10 Adrian Davis (2:46) 147 lbs. (10)  
        Lloyd Nelson TKO1 Jose Anglada (1:34) 160 lbs. (8)  
  Other Coverage:     Tyrone Everett TKO4 Dave Smith (2:03) 126 lbs. (4)  
             
             
        Note: Bennie Briscoe was to have fought a rematch with Luis Vinales in the main event, but illness forced him to pull out of the fight. Goss-Jimenez was upgraded from semi-windup to main event status.      
             
             
             
  Press Releases:          
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
   SHOW #9     SEPTEMBER 12, 1972 (TUESDAY) RELICS:  
      Venue: ARENA
Area: West Philly
Time: 8:15 PM
TV: None
Promoter: J Russell Peltz
Tickets: $8, $6 & $4
Attendance: 2,201 / $11,468
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  PBH Coverage / Photos:     CARD: 6 BOUTS    
        Sammy Goss KO7 Carlos Vasquez (0:55) 130 lbs. (10)  
        Billy Douglas TKO8 Al Quinney 160 lbs. (10)  
        Al Bolden KO2 Lloyd Nelson (1:27) 160 lbs. (8)  
  Other Coverage:     William Watson W8 Tony Berrios 154 lbs.  
        Mike Everett W4 Gil Massey 140 lbs.  
        Greg Burch D6 Larry Holland 147 lbs.  
             
             
             
             
  Press Releases:          
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
   SHOW #10     OCTOBER 11, 1972 (WEDNESDAY) RELICS:  
      Venue: ARENA
Area: West Philly
Time: 8:15 PM
TV: None
Promoter: J Russell Peltz
Tickets: $8, $6 & $4
Attendance: 4,765 / $26,000
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  PBH Coverage / Photos:     CARD: 6 BOUTS    
        Bennie Briscoe TKO7 Luis Vinales (2:41) 160 lbs. (10)  
        Eddie Owens KO7 Richie Kates (2:59) 175 lbs. (10)  
        Tyrone Everett TKO3 Ahmet Tosci (0:34) 126 lbs. (4)  
  Other Coverage:     Tyrone Freeman W6 Jose Rodriguez 160 lbs.  
        Mike Montgomery W4 Al Alkins Hvy.  
        Norman Farrell (PD) KO1 Robert Ziegler 147 lbs. (4)  
             
             
             
             
  Press Releases:          
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
   SHOW #11     OCTOBER 24, 1972 (TUESDAY) RELICS:  
      Venue: ARENA
Area: West Philly
Time: 8:15 PM
TV: None
Promoter: J Russell Peltz
Tickets: $8, $6 & $4
Attendance: 1,879 / $11,156
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  PBH Coverage / Photos:     CARD: 5 BOUTS    
        Sammy Goss KO2 Eddie Garces (0:40) 126 lbs. (10)  
        Willie Monroe KO1 Leroy Roberts (0:22) 160 lbs. (10)  
        Perry Abney W8 Nick Peoples 160  lbs.  
  Other Coverage:     Jimmy Savage TKO1 Leo Randolph (0:58) 147 lbs. (6)  
        Roland Marshall W6 Otis Goode 160 lbs.  
        Jerome Artis (PD) D4 Hector Diaz 130 lbs.  
             
             
             
             
  Press Releases:          
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
   SHOW #12     NOVEMBER 20, 1972 (MONDAY) RELICS:  
      Venue: SPECTRUM
Area: South Philly
Time:
TV: None
Promoter: Jack Puggy (matchmaker)
Tickets: $
Attendance: 5,689 / $27,894
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  PBH Coverage / Photos:     CARD: 5 BOUTS    
        Sammy Goss W10 (U) Jose Luis Lopez 130 lbs.  
        Don Cobbs KO2 Bobby Watts (2:04) 160 lbs. (10)  
        Eddie Owens KO5 Rafael Gutierrez (2:48) 175 lbs. (10)  
  Other Coverage:     Miguel Barreto D10 Alvin Anderson 147 lbs.  
        Mike Montgomery W6 Obie English Hvy.  
             
        Note: Eddie Owens was a late sub for Richie Kates.    
             
             
             
  Press Releases:          
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
   SHOW #13     DECEMBER 05, 1972 (TUESDAY) RELICS:  
      Venue: ARENA
Area: West Philly
Time: 8:15 PM
TV: None
Promoter: J Russell Peltz
Tickets: $8, $6 & $4
Attendance: <1,000 (approx.)
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  PBH Coverage / Photos:     CARD: 6 BOUTS    
        Willie Monroe TKO6 George Davis (0:08) 160 lbs. (10)  
        Alfonso Hayman KO8 William Watson (2:06) 147 lbs. (8)  
        Perry Abney TKO4 Morris Jordan (before 4th) 154 lbs. (8)  
  Other Coverage:     Tyrone Everett KO1 Alan Richardson (PD) (2:01) 126 lbs. (6)  
        Billy Freeman TKO2 Don Branch (2:50) Hvy. (6)  
        Sonny Cella KO1 Nikita Tarhocker (2:35) 160 lbs. (6)  
             
             
             
             
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