Washington Life Magazine
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Thirteenth Annual Fight Night

John Reim and Alvin Aubinoe

Emile Griffen and
Marvis Frazier (Joe Frazier’s son)

Michael Spinks,
Quincy Jones, and Joe Robert

Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Sanchez

Ken Norton


Michael Jordan

Gentlemen Take Your Corners

Fight Night, the macho smoker packed a punch. Boxing luminaries Jake "Raging Bull"LaMotta, former heavyweight champions Evander Holyfield and "Smokin' Joe" Frazier,Sugar Ray Leonard, Ken Norton, Leon Spinks, Earnie Shavers and Carmen Basilio werejoined at the Hilton Washington and Towers on November 7 by composer Quincy Jones, basketballsuperstar Michael Jordan, former pro football player and politicianJack Kemp, and local moguls Raul Fernandez, Roger Mody, andJack Davies. Musical entertainment was provided by rock n' rolllegend Chuck Berry. Fight Night, founded by Joseph E. Robert, Jr.,benefits the Fight for Children organization, which has raised over$53 million in the past twelve years to aid area youth.


“The Raging Bull”
Jake LaMotta

Chiann Gibson and Evander Holyfield

Boxing managers
Jim Thomas and Craig Hamilton

Jack Kemp, Raul Fernandez,
Michael Murphy and Bob Bennett

              Photos by Zaid Hamid

 



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