BOXING
CONN BEATS COOPER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. NEW YORK. January 11. Conn, world light-heavyweight boxing champion, 173£1b. unimpressively beat Henry Cooper. Brooklyn heavyweight. 1901 b. on points. In spite of the punches Conn landed, he could not put the plodding big fellow on the floor. Conn's plans are now uncertain. The bout was to have determined his fitness to meet Joe Louis. Cooper recently lost a close decision to Gunnar Barlund.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 January 1940, Page 2
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