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    Oct 29, 2020 3 minutes

    5 ‘PRINCE’ CHARLES WILLIAMS w rtd 9 BOBBY CZYZ

    October 29, 1987; Hilton Arena, Las Vegas, NV

    N the undercard of Thomas Hearns walloping Juan Roldan to claim the vacant WBC middleweight title (worth a viewing, too) was this light-heavyweight upset. Former middleweight prospect cum wild child Bobby Czyz had not only grown a moustache at 175lbs, he’d grown up and won four consecutive title fights inside schedule. Charles Williams was expected to be the fifth. He’d lost four times before but, unbeknownst to most, was vastly improved as a result. He got up from knockdowns in rounds

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