FIGHTING AT WRONG WEIGHT

NZ Truth, Issue 1177, 21 June 1928, Page 12

FIGHTING AT WRONG WEIGHT

CINCE his return to New Zealand, Nelson McKnight has had two v fights fop a like number of--defeats. And m neither bout has he shown the form he is capable of showing. There is something radically Wrong somewhere. The rtiost outstanding feature to "N.Z. Truth" is the weight that McKnight has been taking, the ring'at. # ■ ' ; A big, well-grown boy, he-should 'never strip under ten-stone-seven, but for both his fights he has been m the region of ten-two, _y At that weight he can be.anything but strong—and \that such ' was the case is borne out m conversation with Casey, his last opponent. Casey says McKnight was very weak at Palmerston the other night . arid his punches never at any stage had Casey worried. The. McKnight of old could punch hard, and when he <went on that Australian trip he had a string of wins by the short-cut route. Now he cannot punch a bit. Nobody realizes better than McKnight that he is not right, and acting under doctor's instructions he is going to take a spell. A good let-up and Nelson should be able to come back and show his correct form. MinarniittiimmrmmuimMiimiMmiiiimiumimm nmimmmmnmimimnmiiiuiu mmnnmi>i!iiHn_mnimn_mumiimimiiuimiiiumiHii!ii!jiimiiiinmmiMinmiMiiM^