BOXING NOTES

Chronicle (Levin), 11 June 1947, Page 8

BOXING NOTES

. — — r— — • Ronnie James failed to v make the weight (9,9) for liis'British tjtle (ighl and the Boxing Board of Control has matched 'Billy Thompson ■. and Stan Ilawthorne for tlie title. James, whan in Australia recently, eould not make lightweight and won . on a foul over Tommy Burns, welterweight champiou of Australia," in his only eontest in Australia. Charlie Fusari, New Jersey, is being tipped 5as a likely* world welterweight 'champiou, This boy, 21 years of age, has had 4S straight j^iumphs, 34 q4' them by the knockout route, At M.adi son Bquare Garden he knocked out Eippy Larkin in nine rounds and showed up as one of the coolest fighters seen in that famoue aren.a for, many a year, Fusari is now rated as No. 2 ehallenger for Ray Robinson's welter crown. Beau Jack, one of the most colourful welterweights in America, is just about through with his boxing career. The Beau has a bnsted knee-eap and he had to be earried from the ring in his bout wjth To.ny Janiro, There is an agitation in America to wipe out boys who are getting beaten consistently. They only finish np puneh drunk or maybe get killed in the ring. Some boxers : records are amazing for the number of defgats. • Lou Daniells last year fought 28 times, won once and drew twice. He was knocked out 14 times and lost 11, •In the previons year he had ten fights and won one. Sanfiago Rivera, a Mexiean living in th'e East, had (54 fights and Josf 54, and yet is still get ting matc.hes. There was a time when Iri»h pugilists held all the titles going, and American fans are hoping thal Martin Thornton, heavyweight, Alex Woods, light-heavv, Pat O'Connor, middlew eight, Bunty Doran, bantam, and Rinty Monaghan will raise old Ireland's colours higli in American rings,. When Gus Besnevicli knocked out Billy Fox for the light-heavyweight title he did boxing in New York a great service, The Grand -Jury had severely indicted the sport and Gover nor Dewey stated that if the Lesjievich.Fox hght wasn't on the levej he would repeal the Walker Law and make boxing jllegal in New York State. Jem M.ace was a man who did a lot of good for boxing and raised the standard for scientific hitting. Y ou Often hear the remark, "I like his Jem Maee stance, " when speaking of a boxer. Maee tpnred New Zealand and Australia 60 years ago aiul taught,. among others, Bob Fitzsimmons, Larry Foley and Herbert Slade. Slade was taken to America to fight John L. iSullivan for tlie wprld title, but only lasted three rounds. Maee died at the age of 90 in England. This remarkable boxer, although onlv a deeent middlevveight, was 'champiou of England foi 20 years and he beat men weighing as much as 2801bs. Australasian pugs like George Dawsoii, Frank Slavin, Dan Creedon (N.Z.), . Paddv Gorman, Billy Murpliy (N.Z.), Billy 8mith, Tot'n Meadows, Jimmy Ryan and .Bulfalo Costello all used the graceful stance and smooth boxing as taught by Jem Maee, and all these men were capable of meeting and beating the best men in the world. ! Boxers tauglit in thc Jem Maee school never had troubles with their hands for it was a crinie to swing a puneh'. like the majority of boxers do today.