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to: navigation, search  1979-06-20 Masashi Kudo w rtd 12 (15)
Manuel Gonzalez, City Gym, Yokkaichi, Japan - WBA. Referee: Stan
Christodoulou. Having controversially retained his title against
the same opponent three months earlier, the champion started
better in the return match when sending in sharp one-twos to the
head and not hanging around to trade. Gonzalez (152) came back
well in the fifth through the ninth when countering with solid
rights to the head as Kudo (153¾) missed with stinging left
leads, and in the tenth he sent the latter staggering into the
ropes with solid lefts and rights. Hammering away non-stop at
Kudo it seemed as though Gonzalez was on the verge of winning
the title, but having absorbed everything thrown at him the
champion suddenly cut loose, a cracking left to the
Argentinian’s jaw just before the bell changing the course of
the fight. Badly stunned, Gonzalez did not know where he was
from that point on. After taking a