The mechanical sparring partner is a new device for the gymnasium and its inventor claims that it will in time take the place of the human sparring partner whose reward for such services is mostly received in the form of cauliflower ears and broken "bokos." Straight punching is the machine's long suit, but adjustments to be made will enable it to hook and uppercut as well
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 34, 16 February 1940, Page 33
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66The mechanical sparring partner is a new device for the gymnasium and its inventor claims that it will in time take the place of the human sparring partner whose reward for such services is mostly received in the form of cauliflower ears and broken "bokos." Straight punching is the machine's long suit, but adjustments to be made will enable it to hook and uppercut as well New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 34, 16 February 1940, Page 33
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