COMING CONTEST.

Grey River Argus, 19 February 1927, Page 1 (Supplement)

COMING CONTEST.

PURDY V. GRIME. NEW ZEALANDER’S CHANCE. Tt is safe to say that the Town Hall will hold but half those who wish to see Billy Grime, the feather-weight, light-weight, and welter-weight champion of Australia, matched against Charlie Purdy next month. It is certainly the first time in the history of boxing in New Zealand that a triple champion right in his prime has been seen in action here. Grime is going on to America with thes intention of meeting the champion of the world, and good judges who have seen the best in America and also Grime claim that he is better than anyone wearing a crown in the States. Wellington are indeed fortunate —and so is Purdy. x The contest will give Purdy a chance to show how good lie really is. There are not a few in this city who consider that Purdy will go all the way with the Australian Champion, and get the verdict at the finish. They are optimists, but there is no getting away from the fact that Purdy was too clever for Bert M‘Carthy, and that M‘Carthy went very near to taking the Australian championship from Grime. The visitor will not be any faster than Purdy, and he will be up against a clever boxer, but he has a wonderful punch, and is an adept at trapping his opponent. It is only natural that every New Zealander hopes that Purdy will win, but if he makes Grime try his hardest all the way, then he will have done something that many others have failed to do.