BOXING NOTES
Fights In Prospect + The Filipinos Caltaux Did Not Dishearten Fisher
T the time of writing the Wellington Boxing Association was negotiating with Charlie Lucas for a contest between his fighter, Johnnie Hutchinson, and Young Gildo. The purse was the main bone of contention. If this bout does not eventuate, a Vic. Caltaux-Mery. Willis welter-weight bout will probably be staged. * * * Like the Leckies, the Lister family has been connected with boxing for a lengthy period, Tom and Bill are at present well-known performers, while Young Louis Lister is coming along well in Ashburton. * * * Harry Lister, who is now in the films in England, is the best known. In an
English film recently, Harry could be seen riding on top of a railway train. In true boxing style, Harry ducked as he came to a tunnel and was seen still intact when the train shot out at the opposite end. He has substituted for George Formby in some risky jobs. * * * Harold Foote, once New Zealand amateur bantam-weight champion, scored a victory over Ralph Aitken in a sparkling bout at Petone. Aitken was "coming back" from a spell away from the game and Foote was making his second appearance as a_ professional. Previously Foote had been knocked out by Jimmy Hanley. * * * Norman Fisher, of Christchurch, is not disheartened by his defeat at the hands of Vic. Caltaux. He was fighting the very toughest welter-weight in the Dominion, and it was his first bout after a lengthy spell away from the game. With two more short bouts in the interim, he should be ready for another tilt. at Caltaux at no distant date. * * * Charlie Lucas, the well-known and popular boxing promoter and manager of boxers, considers that the percentage basis is the correct method of paying boxers, "I am prepared to admit," said Mr.. Lucas in an interview, "that some of the purses given to third-raters are
over-generous. Such purses would not be given-in any other part of the world. No boxer is worth more than he can draw to the box office and no promoter who pays guarantees to boxers can succeed for long. Look back over boxing history and you will see the truth of my words,"
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 57, 26 July 1940, Page 23
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367BOXING NOTES New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 57, 26 July 1940, Page 23
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