BOXING NOTES
Waimate Is Proud Of Hanham + Gildo Has Trouble With His Hands ‘+ Boost In Bluff
SURPRISE to many, but not to Cliff Hanham, was his win against Vic Caltaux at Waimate. The Auckland boxer fought all out; but Hanham both weathered the storm and won the decision. Hanham was very popular in Waimate after the fight. It is not often that a small district like Waimate produces a dual champion. Hanham is now both middle- and cruiser-weight professional champion of the Dominion. And is his trainer, Bill O’Connor, pleased? * * bg Young Gildo is resting in Auckland for a month. Both his hands were hurt in his fight with the American negro. A boxer’s fists are his tools. Many boxers have had their careers shortened because they have had velvet hands instead of iron fists. Pete Sarran was one of them, although it was not generally known when he was fighting here. To save his knuckles he used, to hit with the heel of his hand. In England and South Africa these methods brought him disqualification,
A revival of the Bluff Boxing Club comes at a time when boxing in Southland is very much in need of a stimulant. As far back as 1920 the sport was popular at the Bluff. It was about that time that Denny Boreham, of Dunedin, and Charlie McQuarrie, of the Bluff, gave the game a great boost with a whirlwind fifteen-rounder, which was won by Boreham on points..Hec. Leckie (later New Zealand professional champion), Les Adams, Frank Vella, W. Cycamore, Son Tall (now a referee), Jack Kelly, Paul McQuarrie, and a host of others kept the pot boiling. From 1928 until recently Bluff boxing wilted badly. This year has seen its return to prominence, perhaps because the Southland Boxing Association has gone out of existence. Private Bill Campbell, Burnham Camp, staged a special bout with Jack Kelly. Campbell was one of the bestknown boxers in Southland some years ago. Kelly was appearing in the hall where he had fought one of his first bouts, in 1923,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 63, 6 September 1940, Page 47
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