BOXING.
THE LOUIS-FAIIR MATCH. CRITICS’ "FORECASTS. NEW YORK, Aug. 16. Although Joe Louis is a substantial favourite for the forthcoming heavyweight boxing contest, sports writers are increasingly impressed with Tommy Farr’s training performances, paying many flattering references to the skill and power of his left hand and also his tigerish ability to fight back under punishment. , . . _ However, visitors to the training camp at Long Branch, New Jersey, suggest weaknesses m his defence, specially to the left hook, which is Louis’s favourite weapon and also his seeming lack of a really destructive punch. „ . , . The stories from Louis s camp aa Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, have been largelv devoted to his manager s difficulties in curbing the champion s unique appetite, but Louis entered the headlines owing to being knocked down while sparring with lus pal, manager claimed that Louis slipped, but sports writers say the incident infuriated Louis, who unmercifully battered Silvers from then one. WIN FOR MONTANEZ. JERSEY CITY, Aug. 17 Montanez knocked out Freddie Cochrane in the second round ot » ten-round bout. AMBERS BEATS SCOTT. HARTFORD (Connecticut), Aug. 17. Lou Ambers, 9st 121 b, easily outpointed Howard Scott, 9st 641 b, in a non-title ten-round bout. Scott was floored twice. ■
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 221, 18 August 1937, Page 9
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201BOXING. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 221, 18 August 1937, Page 9
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