Bos Murphy To Fight In Sydney
V ^ . (Speeial frpm Les Murpljy) * ' WELLINGTON, Dec. J. What an attraction a Dave Sandg-rBojg Murfihy fight* wpuld PFQve jn aijy pne pf the mam C§ntres in N.ew Zealand' Th.is Ayppid be posjsible if the New Zealand Boxing Council would not be so adar jmftfit in itb attjtp.de |o Murphy by not issuing him a licence. As a resqlt this briiliant New Zgaland boxer has jindertaken a cgntract .. S|adiqirjs, Limitpd^ Sydney, anfi will dp fiis iighting in Apstralia ' next- year. Bos mformed ,me last night that | he would probably leave for Syd- ^ ney in February, if not ' before. I I'Stadiums are" arranging a number \ pf fights fpr nim one pf -which is I'almost sure to be against the crack 'DgVe Sapds. This would certainly bg the piggest -fight attraction in - Aust-ra.lia"' since Vic Pjatrick fouglit Freddie Dawson. The styles of :b.o|h Rands and Murphy make' them an ideal matoh.
If , IVIurphy had not been banned 9 from * iighting in the Dommion, • Sands- said he would have been quite wfilmg to come to this coun? try to meet him, but now, thanks tp the New Zealand Boxing Coufir cil'S attitude in obstinatexy refusing to give Murphy anotlier chance, it will be .Sydney fans who wili . see this long-awailed contest between such briiliant boxers. Murphy is the only mah in New Z.ealand capable of reviving pubfic interest in boxing aiid he ihformed me that he would be ready and ;willing to take pp the gloves in public in the "country again if given the chance. He said that he has not applied fpr a licence as he iknew he would only be inviting - |an unfriendly knock bdck frpm the council. So it seems that New Zealand is to -lose its mpst briiliant boxer to Apstralia — just because the council insists on its ban of Murphy being pbstinately bnforced. f Bos has " never let up reguiarly ' attending the gypmasium ligLft workouts'. He will go intp splid training after Christmas and .hopes to b.e at Jiis best by the time ;he leaves.for Sybney.
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Chronicle (Levin), 3 December 1948, Page 4
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