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Boxers work w in Thursday nig Well, it's been about six months. Time for another big boxing match. On Thursday at The Mirage in Las Vegas, undisputed heavyweight champ James "Buster" Douglas squares off against Evander Holyfield. Tf Dnnolac hadn't nncot Trnn ? IIUUII V UpUVi AAV/11 Mike Tyson in Tokyo, the Holyfield/Douglas fight probably would have been a Tyson/ Holyfield fight But a lot of people think the fight Thursday is a warm-up for Holyfield. In fact, Holyfield himself said on a late night talk show that he would stand toe-to-toe with Douglas for the first few rounds and then finish up when Douglas* weight takes a toll on him. I'm not going to make a prediction on the fight and make myself look stupid, but I think Holyfield is in for more than just a couple of rounds of boxing and then knocking out Douglas. True, Holyfield has studied Douglas a little more in depth than Tyson did, but I still think he is too cocky. In boxing, though, you never know. Sometimes, it works. Douglas was fighting for his dying mother against Tyson. I think he is still at an emotional high. He ...111 ~1 LI.. L. - 11^1 win piuuauiy uc a uuic nervuus ai his first title defense, but remember how much everyone praised Tyson ? "he can never be beat," "he is the greatest of all time," etc. Even if he did take Douglas lightly and the counts were screwed up by the referee, he still got his world rocked. And if Holyfield thinks he won't do the same to him, he hasn't done his home- , work ... and he's going to fail miserably during Thursday's class. Boxing in general has had its share of problems in the past year ] with the Tyson-Douglas mix-up. < Don King has shown a lot of drive and gained success by matching up 1 SENIORS! Don't forget to sig below. Sign up is in the Placement i Close Building, deadline is Thursda ANDERSEN C< ARA SER CIBA-GI F.N. WC FIRST FEDERAL 01 FOAM HERTZ EQUIPM HIBBARD & J.B. Wl J.W. HUNT & LOCKWOOD GREE MERCK, SHAR! 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Think of some kid in the slums, I having to fight gangs just to live. He tries to walk the straight and narrow path, staying out of drugs, and takes up boxing. He works i hard at it and one day makes the ; big time and makes a lot of money. I know this sounds like "Rocky" or something, but you get my point The boxers who are now champions or contenders have worked i hard at what they do. I do not agree with letting someone just get pummelled in the ring. It's the referees job to know when to stop the fight. For some kids, it may be all thev have to work for. Both Holyfield and Douglas t know how much work it takes, and m Thursday night it will pay off ? win or lose. A little bit more ror the winner of course. n up for the organizations listed Office, 6th Floor, H. William y, October 25. 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Now, all the Gamecocks have to do is travel to Raleigh this weekend for a matchup with rival N.C. State and then return home to play the presently 12th ranked Florida State Seminoles the following weekend. "This is a crucial week to see how we respond to defeat," Coach Sparky Woods said. "I hope we respond to it (the loss) in a positive way." USC lost to Division I-AA The Citadel for the first time in 40 years on Saturday after holding a 35-28 lead with 8:02 remaining. Losing to a Division I-AA team with scouts from the All-American, Citrus, Gator and Peach bowls in attendance makes this loss even harder to swallow for Woods. "I can't remember feeling worse after a loss," he said. Woods' statement seems to reflect the general feeling of the team. "I've probably never felt worse," USC quarterback Bobby Fuller said. "Not taking anything away from The Citadel, but we were just not ready to play, obviously." T T 11.. - Ca. ?-? ? ~ usuituy auer si* games, a coacn nas a gooa indication 01 where the team stands, but Woods and his staff have some re-evaluating to do. "I'm real concerned about our players," Woods said. "Apparently, we did a poor job of coaching because we didn't play very good. We missed a lot of tackles, we had penalties and our kicking game is still in sad shape. "We'll look at coaching first It's my responsibility to have a team ready to play better then we did, so it's my fault." USC was out-gained on the ground (271 yards to 193). The Citadel had the ball on offense eight more minutes than did USC, and they outexecuted the Gamecocks all day long. If Woods' hopes come true concerning USC responding positively to the loss and putting some wins on the board, the Gamecocks will have to get better in a hurry to compete with the likes of N.C. State, Florida State and Clemson. "It's gonna really check our character, I think, of this football program," Woods said. 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