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Not a query about the fight itself, but I need clarification.

1. What bout was it? It's suggested that this was an Olympic Trials bout but according to my records, Bobick beat Nick Wells in the FINAL, Bobick beat Leroy Jones in one S/F, while Wells beat Holmes in the other........

Can anyone clarify please??

2. Are Olympic Trials the same as Box-Offs???


3. Who qualified/qualifies for these Trials?? Golden Gloves Winner, AAU Champ plus who else????


4. Ken Norton won the 1967 Pan-Am Trials..........did he box in the Tournament itself???


5. How were/are Pan-AM Trialists chosen??? Same way? (NORTON was 1967 AAU Runner/Up).......................


Phil
thanks

According to Larry Holmes' book ( Against all odds ) Nick Wells beat Holmes twice in 1972. First time on a 3rd round stoppage in the final of a Minnesota tournament, second time in a Texas tournament. Both tournaments were held prior to the Olympic Trials.
Wells was originally the man to compete in the Trials, but he was injured and unable to fight, so Holmes got to fight Duane Bobick there. Holmes lost on a 3rd round DQ, due to excessive holding.

I'm not really sure about it but the Olympic Trials are NOT the Box-Offs. The winner of the Trials has to face one more opponent. This opponent is more or less handpicked by the amateur boxing authorihies and is often the guy he already beat in the Trials. That fight is called the Box-Off.
Once more, I'm not really sure about this. So if anyone can correct me, please do!

What may have happened is that Wells was originally Bobick's opponent in the Box-Offs; Bobick being the winner of the Trials, Wells being the finalist. When Wells got injured, Holmes got to face Bobick.

Very interesting - thank you very much Wouter.

If anyone can elaborate on this, I'd be most grateful

thanks
Phil