LOUIS AND WALCOTT READY TO FIGHT
NEW YORK, Dec. 3. Joe Louis finished his training today for the defence of his world lieavyweight title on Fridav night against Jersey Jo,e Walcott. Walcott linisheu his ring work yesterdav and concentrated on road work today. Louis experts to weigh in at noon on Friday between lost 21b and lost 31b -which will be the heaviest he has ever entered the ring. Walcott will be about 13st 1311), which is the highest he lyis ever scaled. Louis said he did not thiuk his weight would be too much. He coiisidered he would be strouger at that weight. Tieket saies indicato* a capacitv crowd at Madison Dquare ttarden aiul receipts of about 250,000 dollars, of which Louis receives 43 per ceut. and Walcott 15 per cent. Louis is a very hot favourite. Walcott 's manager today requested that tliere be a dill'erent ret'eree from ]Hr. A. Donovau, because NI r. Donovan has handled most of Louis 's fights and tliere should be a chaiige. Mr. Donovan has refereed 12 of Louis 's 2:5 title bouts. .
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 December 1947, Page 6
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