THE BOXING RING

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 480, 9 October 1928, Page 11

THE BOXING RING

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“LEFT COUNTER”

According to reports from America, Jack Sharkey is not the lighter he was two years ago, and the reason given is that plenty of money and luxury has made him cautious.

The boxing public in America is not taking Luis Firpo’s reported comeback as serious, thinking that the Argentinian has been out of the *ame too Jong to get back into good fighting form. Firpo is now 3-2 years of age, and weighs about 18 stone. Although Roberto Roberti, the Italian heavy-weight, won from Johnny Risko on a foul, he was behind on points at the time of the occurrence. However, since he arrived in America, the Italian has improved remarkably in his style. A Southern scribe avers that one of the judges in the Barber-Leckie contest at Invercargill awarded the New Zealander 14 rounds out of the to. If lie is a judge in the true sense of the word it seems that, the decision in favour of Barber was one of the many bad decisions in New Zealand boxing records. Monday’s Contest The return contest between Tommy Mclnnes and Ted Monson will be staged at the Auckland Town Hall next Monday evening, and should provide Auckland followers of the sport with plenty of thrills. When the pair last met a really good fight was seen, and it is expected that Monday’s affair will be much the same, if not better. Mclnnes for Dunedin It is probable that Tommy Mclnnes will be given a bout in Dunedin, and -a man of his calibre should prove very ‘attractive to his fellow Scots if a good .opponent can be secured for him. Dun'edin has had nothing but featherweights on the programmes for months .past, and a bout between heavier men should be a welcome change.

A 1 Bourke, who lost his Australian welter-weight title to Jack Carroll, is seeking a return bout. It is also probable that after his trip to New Zealand to meet Charlie Purdy, Tommy Fairhall will be matched with Carroll.

Australian's Success Teddy Green, the Australian bantamweight, was successful against Tommy Griffiths at Napier last week, winning on points over 15 rounds. For the first half of the Journey the Australian had easily the better of the exchanges, but Griffiths’s half-a-stone weight advantage told its tale over the concluding rounds, -which were in favour of the Dunedin boy. However, Green had enough in hand to secure the decision. Loughran as Heavy Champion Tommy Loughran is justy entitled to be crowned heavy-weight ffiampion of the world, in the opinion of Damon Runyon, a famous American sporting writer. He says that Loughran is a brilliant boxer outgrowing his light-heavy-weight championship, and who looms up as the most classy contender for the heavy-weight title. There is no reason that, because Loughran weighs only just over 12 stone, he should not have a good chance in the heavier division. Old champions like Jem Mace and Bob Fitzsimmons were little more than middle-weights, and John L. Sullivan was little over 12 stone when he won the heavy-weight title.