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es Tigers sports 1st USC-Clemson boxi Carolinj By CHRIS MYERS Asst. Sports Editor It was like an 1800's Western setting outside a saloon on a Sunday afternoon where people crowded around the ring to see the conclusion of Saturday night's KnwAArn Kroitfl i/an\A/iu uiavvi. More than 60 people packed into the Blossom St. Memorial Youth Center Friday night to watch boxers from Carolina and Clemson duke it out in the First Annual Carolina-Clemson Amateur Boxing Night. The event, which was sponsored by Chanelo's Pizza House, Budweiser of Columbia and the Columbia Boxing Club, featured "...Carontzis is a good boxer.. J)lit Derrick put on a good show and beat him, plain and simple." ? USC and Columbia boxing coach Chris Hitopolous every kind of boxer imaginable: the well built powerful football player, the aspiring young freshman trying to make his mark felt at USC, the club boxer on a workout, and others. THF FIGHT that had the crowd on their feet was the second bout of the nieht between USC's football linebacker David Prezioso and Cl^msnn s defensive football ra:ptain Mark Heniford. The crowd, filled mostly with USC students, cheered Prezioso when he stepped into the ring, when he took off his warmup jacket, when he threw his first punch, and finally when he stood over his knocked out victim in the first round. Prezioso used a quick left and powerful right cross to put away his hapless opponent. USC and ^ * ,> &ggj M^/' v . Billy Ford ducks a left right c< retaliates with his own right to ( Price's chin. The fight started o raff match i outbox< Columbia boxing coach Chris Hitopolous remarked after the fight, "I wish I had David boxing at Carolina instead of playing football." Another match which Hitopolous was impressed with was between 149 lb. freshman from Columbia, Derrick Daughty in the USC corner and the popular ex-Columbia boxing club favorite, Zack Carontzis of Clemson. Shortly after the opening bell, the crowd became acutely aware Carontzis was in trouble as the quick jabs of Daughty were hitting Carontzis' head squarely. IMp\7Prthplpcc fVm 111 r> i f\r ft?nm A 1 V * VOX. ?V/UU HIV J Ui HVi A & VII1 Clemson kept charging, waiting for an opening to land his big punch, but Daughty kept himself covered and counterpunched effectively leaving Carontzis stunned after the first round. It was a very impressive and stylish start by the USC boxer. THE SECOND ROUND started out much the same with Daughty continuing his constant pounding with his quick jabs. The middle of the round saw Carontzis pulverized with a powerful right forcing him to take a standing eight count. Not too much after that Daughty landed successive rights putting away the Clemson boxer. i ne crowd was stunned by the exhibition displayed by the USC freshman. The fight, according to Hitopolous, was the upset of the night. "There's no doubt in my mind that Carontzis is a good boxer. I ve worked with him since he was 12.13ut Derrick put on a good show and beat him, plain and simple,'' Hitopolous said. Daughty was more direct about his victory, "I knew I could beat him. I knew I was going to win. It was just a matter of doing it and getting it over." Daughty, who is now a member of the Columbia Boxing Club, will box for USC next fall. "I DON'T THINK that there is a boxer now in college that can beat me. I really don't think there is," ^^^^^^^^co^fident boxer. H/t >mbination and the Carolina Cle 1 em son's Tom on top 5-2. ff the events in One other fight that stirred the fan's emotions was the bout between USC's Mack Irvin and Clemson's Chris Carter. The fight had everything that any boxing fan could want: knock downs, bloody noses, comebacks and plenty of punching. The end result was an ovation-inspiring victory by Clemson's fighter. Although the final tally gave USC fighters the edge 5-2 over the "T/ze thing about boxing is that no one is going to get hurt. The referee in the ring is there to verify that." ? South Carolina AAU president William Jerry Clemson fighters, it was not a team competition so to speak. Each of ine iignis were individual events and personal to the crowd, and the players. Other winners were 190 lb. senior from Clemson "Hound Dog" Mack Irvin who won a third round fight over USC's John Green. Carolina junior Mark Stoessel defeated senior from Clemson Bill Somoski. The only USC boxing club boxer to fight was Ron Taylor, who beat 183 lb. sophomore Mitch Long. Taylor ended Long's hopes with a punch that sent Long through the ropes. "Quite an overmatch," Hitopolous commented. "THE THING about boxing," presiaeni 01 me south Carolina section of the AAU William Jerry said, "is that no one is going to get hurt.* The referee in the ring is there to verify that." So if no one is going to get hurt, and winners are to be declared for the fights, there cannot be any better way for the rivalry of Carolina and Clemson to continue: in good old fashioned fisticuffs. > llllt | 1 ? M>^' ! ?W if %r |,j..1 fy . m i1 ;i 11 i 1 1 1 | Dave Robac?^H^OAMECOCK mson match, as USC came up 1 % Jfij ^v-v, ; '' jH'' '^ ' " I ^pj- ^"' li^sfssRf :i Pic :3. ^B$V "". 'h n||^B ^Br1 JnH| V : B ? abuB x v. .imm|mbB^^mBp > * ^ ^1 ^ . , ?C ... Dave Roback -THE GAMECOCK Clemson's Tom Price hits on a right cross to USC's Billy "T-Bird" Ford's head. Ford won the unanimous decision in the 1st Animal Carnlina-ripmsnii_amaliai^J?aM?fl-?M?*?fa^ wuAing Hiavtll Friday night in the Columbia Memorial Youth Center. T iger offense whips USC By BRETT FRIEDLANDER Cl?? HI-" uauitivtii oiau wruer Scoring four unearned runs in the third inning off of USC starter Aaron Scott, Clemson claimed a rain-delayed victory over the Gamecocks yesterday at Clemson. After both pitchers retired the side in order in the first inning, Clemson jumped on Scott (7-3) for a run on two hits. Only a slick double play by Tommy Williams and Greg Jonson kept the Tigers from having a big inning. USC came right back in the top of the third to take the lead for the only time of the day at 2-1. After two were out, Randy Rogers collected his fifth straight hit in two games. The sinele was f?fc* ku 0 au UV >UV V/l VII ^ day off of Clemson pitcher Brian Snider (7-1). WILLI AIMS THEN drew a walk to put runners on first and second for shortstop Jonson. On a 3-2 pitch, Jonson delivered with a two run scoring double to right field. The Gamecocks lead was short lived, though, as Clemson chased Scott from the box in the bottom of the third with four unearned runs. With one out, second baseman Gene Wisniewski singled up the middle. Steve Nilsson, Neil Simons and Tony Masone all singled to put the Tigers up 4-2. Hal Gaalema came on to pitch for USC, and aided by two errors, Clemson touched him for two more runs to make the score 6-2. The Tigers added two more runs in the fifth to up their lead to six runs USC THEN came back in the sixth to cut the lead to 8-4. Jonson led off the inning with his second double of the day. Third baseman John Marquardt followed with a single moving Jonson to third, and catcher Johnnie Long drove both home with a long double. The four run deficit was the closest the Gamecocks would get. With one out in the bottom of the seventh, rain forced a delay in the game. After a delay of 33 minutes, the game was resumed. The Tigers rallied again in the seventh on a single, stolen Hasp a -> ? wiiu piuru ana anotner single. Two more runs in the eighth rounded out the scoring, as the Gamecocks were unable to get anything going against Clemson relief pitcher Mike Brown. The loss dropped USC's record to 29-13 and sets up a must-win game tomorrow against Erskine at the Iioost.