TOM HEENEY COMES HOME
AUCKLAND, July 21. "I thought I would come home for a few mouths to see my mother in Gisborne, " said Tom Heeney, former New Zealand heavyweight ehampion and the only New Zealander to fight for the world professional heavyweight title, who arrived by clipper from America. tle fought Gene Tunney for the world title on July 23, 192S, when he was luioeked out in the 11th round. " At the moment I have a little bar in Miaini, Florida, '*• said Heeney. "Siiice the vvar when I was a physicai instructor in the United States Navy, 1 have got away from fighting aitogether. " 4 Asked if he would do any refereeing while in New Zealand, Heeney said: "1 don't know. I have not been asked yet but I don't think that I will say no. " =■ He said there -was a ditference be tween New Zealand and American boxing. Over here, he said, evervone talKed from Ihe boxing point of view but in America it was from the fighting viewpoint. Americans liked fighting and they had the best sportsmanship in the world." ' ' • * > ' 1
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Chronicle (Levin), 22 July 1947, Page 7
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