THE BOXING MAN

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 653, 3 May 1929, Page 7

THE BOXING MAN

The origin of this verse is obscure, but the boxer who hauded it to The Sun modestly admits that It is the story of his boxing career over again; I took some boxing lessons once From a champion boxing man: Me didn't belong to the old “has herns. ’ Or the crowd of the "also ran *',* But a champion pu r with a dirtu left, A. right like the kick of a mule — He i cos the champion lighting man. And 1 was the chimpion fool. The very first time J went to him. 1 stripped so bright and gap. 1 danced around in fighting togs And shadoic-sitarred in play. I waited for that great big pug To shore me how and when. But knew I'd knock the blighter *» M f — He'd take the count of ten.

He came at last in fighting r>g And marched right up to me: Tic ware a gnat big ugly smile — Was unconcerned and free. J knew that ! could soon change that. I'd show him ill I knew; Would punch his teeth right down h< throat. And paste him black and blur. IVc then commenced our little fight; I danced around and round. I could not land a single smack For his defence was sound I tried with all mg might and main. I fought both foul and fair, Till he swung Us right behind him. Then hurled it through the air. THEN: I sate my old mother and tares I knew I was back in mg home once again . I saw the green fields and the pan sic. so blue. And drove in the cows in the rain : An airship went bg with monkeys foi crew, And a load of Bulgarian Bug; 1 saw all these things and others as wet WHEN I FOUGHT WITH THI HK A VY-W EHi HT I' UO.