Searching for Boxing Illustrated magazine 1980

[Ben Bolt]

Anyone still has copies of Boxing Illustrated of year 1980?
I subscribed to the mag for several years, but unfortunately, I threw them away when moving to a new apartment.
Lew Eskin was the editor of Boxing Illustrated, and also the referee when Classen was killed by Scypion.
He commented on that fight in an editorial. At the time, I didn’t pay much attention of his editorial. Today, I’m curious of what he wrote.

https://www.espn.com/new-york/story/_/id/7692649/new-york-boxing-willie-classen-death-resonates-madison-square-garden

A few days ago, I learned more about Scypion, a fighter I followed in the 80s.
The same old story: Scypion victim of early dementia.

I can’t fully enjoy boxing nowadays. I’m too aware of, that several of these young, well-conditioned guys that entertaint us now, are heading for a very harsh future …

[LITTLE JOE]

I currently see alot of Boxing Illustrated 1980 issues on Ebay.

[Ben Bolt]

I currently see alot of Boxing Illustrated 1980 issues on Ebay.

Yes, propably the right place to go.

My friends and I had a discussion whether some talked-about refereeing were good or bad.

One thing we agreed upon – soccer seems to have the worst referees of all (ironical).
Because, instead of scoring more goals, the players generally blame the referee after a defeat.

[markusmod]

Yes, propably the right place to go.

My friends and I had a discussion whether some talked-about refereeing were good or bad.

One thing we agreed upon – soccer seems to have the worst referees of all (ironical).
Because, instead of scoring more goals, the players generally blame the referee after a defeat.

Ebay for sure is the place to go. I found some gold in there myself.