Word: match-up
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...also a classic match-up of dissimilar fighting styles: Leonard the boxer, elegant, fast, an artist who can devise dazzling combinations for every contingency; and Hearns the slugger, a tall (6 ft. 1 in., vs. Leonard's 5 ft. 10 in.) and haughty hitter who uses a preternatural 78-in. reach to keep trouble at bay until he can lower the boom. Each man had earned a welterweight (141 to 147 Ibs.) championship belt: Leonard from the World Boxing Council (WBC), Hearns from the World Boxing Association (WBA). So when it was over, halfway through the 14th round...
Several pro scouts rated Buckley's potential higher than Kemp's when the two guided their respective Ivy squads last fall. Ironically, the Pats helped Kemp's cause by inflicting the injury on Rutledge in the first pre-season match...
...Harvard match-up is potentially interesting, as the Terriers nosed out the Crimson for the eighth and final regional playoff spot last year. Still, an air of optimism pervaded the Harvard camp last week. "I think we're going to go after it," Ford said, "and barring injuries we should be right up there...
...when the two meet for the first time in Washington next week. Reagan is likely to listen sympathetically. He and his top aides have repeatedly hailed Israel as the cornerstone of the "strategic consensus" that the Administration hopes to build in the Middle East. Much more than any previous match-up of Israeli and American leaders, Begin and Reagan are inclined to stress Israel's value as a "security asset...
...started during the same period in the Carter Administration. Baxter last week dropped two of the antitrust cases inherited from Carter: one against Mack Trucks and the other involving two firms in the brick-selling business. In light of the new attitude, Government approval of the Du Pont-Conoco match-up appears almost certain...