BOXING SENSATION

Chronicle (Levin), 10 May 1946, Page 4

BOXING SENSATION

M.

Murphy)

, AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS AND JY1ANAGER DISAGREE MURFHY MIGHT SEEK AMBROSE PALMER . -

(Special— From Les.

WELLINGTON, This Day. A sensation was caused at a certain Wellington g'ymnasium last night when- rc was announced thdt tqtwo of Austraiia's best known light^ weight and w^iterweight boxers- -hcontemplate disconnecting their -*!--> i association with a dertain manager-, j . . trainer on their return to Ausfralia, r ] f aiter fulfilling" a boxing contract in ' New Zealand. Tne boxers cohcerned, it- was stated, did not appreciate ■; a the stand taken by. their manager t;rn in decisions made in some of their . fights in tne Dominion. One of the ^ ooxers concerned will have return- -'*' ed to Australia by -the time this"-. n articie is published, and, from* what -fT I can gather, has decided to take ... the above drastic step as soon as, his affairs of the trip to New Zealand are settled. • : 1 Might Join Ambrose . Palmer ;.n Bos Murphy lookeu as fresh as a, , daisy v/hen chatung with , the -- } writer last night, Tne eye s.cars from the Patrick fight hav.e prac'ti- -4ealiy disappeared. It gave ' great . h pleasure to have a few words;with •, such a gentlemanly fighter. ThPre .. have been lots of rumours, " good - and bad, respectihg the offers • i ! made to Bos to accept contracts tn fight in Australia. . So far the | Murphy school has npt serigusly tHjj considered any of them, Bos. is ;definitely taking a holiday from "— jserious boxing, though at times he.v says that he feels lost without th'e. t u gloves on. As a result he has resumed light sparring workouts at Koolman'fS gymnasium. He says he feels as fit as ever and. reveaied j-.T that -the Patrick fight has benefited himvto such extent that he no'w feels more confident. that should h they ever meet again he will once ■.again'- have the edge on the Aus- . tralian. - ' * *

Sel Hamilton, the Australian d ax boxfer under contract to the Well--ington Boxing Association, who is to meet Alf McMullan in the Well- :uington Town Hall on Monday night, ^ is a product of the Ambrose Palmer : Meibourne school. Sel gave Bos ■ ? Murphy and manager Percy Galvin - * some sound advice yesterday re- ' specting boxing contracts and con-' ditions im Australia. He advised-. « Murphy to make Meibourne his first5 *-f centre in his prospective Australiantour. Sel's aavice in making Mel- h" bourne the opening of the tour;/ appears a sound one, for by the Jntime he reaches Sydney and ,a ;i,;) probable return bout with Patrick'1 ' ne wiii be a much better boy^han the day he wa's when he touched- A 1 off Patrick at Petone. He' Will have the sound and reliablfe adyice of t. Ambrose Palmer behind "him. In-1 1 fact, he' is ' serio'usly considering _ placing hi'mself ; 'under Palmer'sr' ^ charge should he \seek fights'. iir • Australia. 'Palmer Is just the ti:afher to check'any weakness Bos'mig'ht'.';.^ possess at in-fighting. As a trainer" Palmer has produced some great fighters, one of .which the Welling-^; ] ton pubiic will see when Sel Hariiil-",.^ ton takes the Wellington Town Hall."., , rinar on Monday. ... . . . / *".j' So far as the Australian tour is *.£ concerned at the moment Bos is .undecided. . He said that he wilipj tetke time to consider matters, but, should he go across he thinks he will seek Ambrose Palmer's advice. on Australian boxing. If the trip should eventuate Jackie Parker will accompany Bos as his official .. trainer. - .. Fuller Meets Viv. Gordon : - t. Bobby Fuiler, the Australian lightweight, who accompanied .Vjc*^ Patrick to New Zealand,' is not r.eturning home for a few months, - liaving signed up for f urther fights in the Dominion. He is very fit as , he revealed in his five sparfihg 1 rounds last night with another Australian boxer, Sel Hamilton, at Koolman's gymnasium. Fuller leaves Wellington pn .Batur.day for, , : Auckland where he meets Viv." Gordon on Monday. v $|ns' fight shQUld • prove a thrilling contest, and- in my judgment, I think he holds a great chance of victory. Sel H.amtl- , ;ton, who would have met Tomray Burns in Australia at the end" of ; ihe month liad he not undertaken , the Wellington Boxing Association's lOffer, revealed himself last night to ! also be a very fit boy.t He meets Alf ; McMullan ih the Wellington Town Hall on Monday . night. Both boys are in keen demand by North • Island associations, but the difficulty is matching them against ; 5ood opponents.