BOXING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10317, 28 January 1927, Page 7

BOXING

LES MURRAY IN AMERICA. Writing from New York to Mr. Alt Fyffe, of Invercargill, who is a prominent official of tlie 5.8. A., Les Murray, gave some interesting information about his experiences and prospects in the city of the Yanks. “Prospects here.” lie says, “look pretty rosy at present, ‘and I seem to be hitting my top form. My Jast opponent (Murray refers to Sceman, whom he “knocked out”) was to have met Mandell for the title had bo beaten me so you see he was rated pretty high. My next bout is to be with Billy Petrolle, who is the best fighter I have ever seen. Jfcist, a good puncher with both hands and terribly strong. I may manage to outsmart him, for I think I know more about the business than he does. If I manage to win I think 1 am bound to get a headliner at Madison Square Gardens, and that means very big money. I hope it will be with Mandell, as lie is just a very clever boxer. Contrary to some people’s opinions rushing fighters do not suit me as much as boxers do. They can’t forget over there that when J was a boy Pat . Gleeson beat me. There are some men who come to you wlio are easy, they come in and don't do anything. AVlien they come inbaullc—and then throw about ten j punches in a heap—they are mighty hard to handle. They don’t give you a second’s peace, and if they miss with one punch they throw several more. However, the way I do now is to make all fighting and I never let them make their own pace. When Socman, an£ I met he was 8 to i favourite over me, and I was given no chance —as he. is about the ■ best boxer in the world at his weight—and I heard so much about' his clever boxing that I decided to try to outbox him. In the first round I led to him and easily out-boxed lum, but next round he altered liis style and • started to fight! He has one of the best short rigliters I have ever seen —or felt. I got it thick and heavy for about three rounds, then J tor? fit him find from then on never lclt him alone. At the finish he was out

Oil las feet .If I had tried waiting for him to come to me I would have been knocked out, and on my way home by this time. The first boat I had I lost because I had not enough dash to go after niv opponent and he just sod his own pace and licked me. Tins Seeman and Petrolic are the two most feared lightweights in the world and if I can get by Petrolic I am set, l think. However, that is going to be a big job. Strange to say, the bout is at Milwaukee, "Wisconsin, where Llew Edwards met his match ”