SMALL BUT GOOD

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 184, 19 May 1939, Page 3

SMALL BUT GOOD

U.S. FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION NEVER HAD A DEFEAT Little Dado, America’s flyweight champion, is regarded by many good judges in the United States as the las test-, tighter, pound for pound, in the whole game. He is placed on a : par with Dynamite Joe Louis or Henry Armstrong for his inches and his weight. The slender Philippi no, whose real name is Eleutera. Zapauta (“Young” to iiis close associates) has been live years in the fight game, and has never suffered a defeat. Just one draw decision in all the 130 or more winning fights lie has had in Manila, in Honolulu and in the United States. A legitimate flyweight who can dev 1121 b. with ea.se, Dado often takes on bantams. Less than two years in California whence he came Irom a series cl Honolulu fights, Dadd l«as been improving by leaps and bounds. He has everything - that is needed in the make-up of a champion—brains, punch,strength that’s amazing for cue of his weight and that other factor —so important to title holders—ability to take a punch and weather the Storm. ;