THE BOXING RING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1024, 15 July 1930, Page 13

THE BOXING RING

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Fixtures— Donovan v. Shack, Stratford, July Bloom v. Fitzmaurice, Gisborne, Leshe v. Crowley, Patea. July 25. Donovan v. Shack, New Plymouth, July 21. Auckland Amateur Championships, July 28 and 29. New Zealand Amateur Champ,onships. August 21, 22 and 20. The Otago Assoc iation lias been endeavouring to match Johnny Leckie •end Sarron, hut. so far negotiations iiave not been finalised. * Excellent entries have been received for the South Auckland amateur championships at Hamilton on Thursv evening, and some fine contests should be seen. A number of Auckland boys are making the trip. According to latest American advice Max Schmeling will not have his name engraved on the Tunney-Muldoon championship trophy. Muldoon having stated that he will not allow it as he Is thoroughly disgusted with SchmelIng's showing against Sharkey. Tohnnv Leckie appears to be well on the way to fame once more. Ho ■loes not appear to have had much trouble with Ted Nelson, the well--I,erformed feather-weight from Australia, and it seems that the New Zealander is still the equal of any man in his class in New Zealand or Australia. , , , Recently L'liil Scott went Into t'no beauty parlour business —not for i,is .urn appearance, you understand. Now he is endeavouring to become a mat* inea idol. Recently, in a talkie picture, he lectured to film audiences and are his opinions on how the world's championship was from him. Tom Bissell, fighting under the “nora-ilc-suerre" of Jack O’Malley, has been offered a contest with Cleverley at Grevmouth. O'Malley, who recently knocked out Ted Pickrans, the exWellingtonian, has been fighting In Vustralia for some time and has twice lost on points to Thompson, the Australian heavy-weight .champion. Andre Routis, ex-feather-weight champion of the world, has been reclining on his back for two months. It was not the direct result of a punch. He had to have an operation on his right eye, but he has now recovered. He has hung up the gloves and is endeavouring to establish a boxing stable. In America the referee's decision is not final, as is instanced by the action of one of tlie boxing associations in altering the referee's verdict of a draw to a win for one of the principals. If associations in New Zealand were to take similar action they would be busy after nearly every tournament reversing the • decision of judges and referees. “Piccadilly Pucker” Here is some snappy comment on Jack Berg, by an America nwriter: "For frigidness, we have to hand it to an iceberg, if it's a ‘hock-shop’ we hand it to Goldberg, but if its battlin' you’ve got to hand it to Jack Kid Berg, the ‘Piccadilly Pucker.’ the batterin' Briton. "It seems that Berg is the most Popular Briton to visit the American shores for many a long year.

A request for matches in New Zealand has been received by the Otago Association from Jack Carroll, the Australian welter-weight. ’ The Ring,” America’s leading fistic journal, rates Jack Haines, Australian middle-weight champion, as the best prospect discovered in the month of June.

The official world’s record for the shortest knockout is credited to A 1 Foreman, a Canadian who is now lighting in England. He stopped Ruby Levine in It seconds at Montreal on April 25, 1928.

With the obvious intention of following Tunney and Schmeling, Tufty Griffiths puts in three days weekly at a College preparatory school. All credit to the seeker after pugilistic honour and literary knowledge.

With but 22 summers over his head. Teddy Baldock, the English bantamweight, has had more than 200 contests with but three losses. This is a great record, but Baldock has not been recognised as anything better than champion of Europe.

Luis Guiterrez, manager for Ivid Chocolate, has imported to America a Spanish heavy-weight named Mateo Osa, who in his first two fights has scored knockouts on both occasions and caused Luis to rate him as a future champion.

Luring this season there has been a number of boxers who have deserted the ranks of the “lily-whites.” Some of them have been very optimistic in changing their status. The latest is a heavy from Wairarapa named Jim Bolton, a name that is not familiar.

A professional heavy-weight named Fred Larby is training in the South in the hope of future engagements. He claims lie was Navy champion in 191 S, 1919 and 1920, and Army Service champion in 1921 and 1922, and also that lie was a sparring partner to Tom Heeney. lieu

Trainer’s Misfortune Mr. Jack Urquhart, the well-known Auckland trainer, writes from the Auckland Hospital to say that he is suffering from a fracture of the backbone, and will be confined to hospital for four months. His son, Glen Leslie, is to tight Jack Crowley at Paten on July 25 for a purse of .£75 and expenses. Leslie is training at the Fire Station gymnasium. Mr. Urquhart’s many friends will join with the writer in expressing their sorrow at his unfortunate accident, and in the hope that he will effect a permanent return to health.

A Progressive Move A remit that hds more than passing interest to the boxing fraternity of New Zealand has been framed by the Otago Association for the annual conference. The remit suggests the deletion of the rule governing purses and the substitution of a rule that all bouts be fought on a percentage basis, the boxers to take 75 per cent, of the net profits. The adoption of this rule would be a step in the right direction. The writer has long advocated the adoption of the percentage system as a means of solving purse difficulties, and the poor fights that result under the present scheme. On the percentage system boxers would have to earn their money or else lose public support, whereas now they are sure of collecting big money so long as they can obtain matches.