BOXING NOTES

New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 70, 25 October 1940, Page 25

BOXING NOTES

Brander Back to Bondi +Ernest In Earnest + Hutchinson In Demand ES. BRANDER, Australian heavyweight, has left for Australia. With him he no doubt took unpleasant recollections of his two bouts with Clarence Reeves-to give the Alabama Kid his correct name. The Australian is a good class of fighter in -his own country. Against such a formidable puncher as Reeves, he showed up poorly, Before he embarked Brander expressed his appreciation of the Auckland Boxing Association officials who made his New Zealand trip possible as well as most enjoyable. 3k % Clarrie Rayner has now no false impressions about Johnny MHutchinson’s fighting ability. He kept upright as long

4 as he could during the bout at Palmerston North, but the whole trouble was that Hutchinson kept knocking him down. When Rayner dropped in the first round, many fans bemoaned the fact that they had ventured out on a very wet night; but when he kept getting up ‘and in flashes made a fight of ituntil the knock-out came in the third round-they decided the bout was worth the trip, * * ** Ex-light-heavyweight champion Ern. Jacobs is now in the Army. He was at the ringside at Palmerston North, and

it was clear that Army training had developed him into a very hefty heavyweight, While the boxing season is beginning to show signs of closing, there are still a number of boxers keeping the game alive. The American Johnny Hutchinson, is the most sought after. After he defeated Rayner he slipped off to Invercargill to match Vic Caltaux. * * * While many front rank amateurs are disappointed that no opportunity will be given them this year to compete for a New Zealand title, it has been

generally agreed that the Boxing Council did the right thing in abandoning the national championships during 1940. * * %* Earl Winsett, President of the Manawatu Boxing Association, measured up well as broadcaster for the recent Palmerston North tournament. He had had little or no experience as a commentator and his performance was creditable. ~ * * A lad who is about to join the professionals is Young Billy Brown, once of Invercargill and now of Wellington.

Although still in his *teens, this young fellow has a good record among the amateurs. He is clever and a good puncher. He should do well among the featherweights. * * * It certainly looks as if the small man is once again to take an important place in New Zealand boxing. Since the FooteHoggarth bout at Greymouth, another nine-stoner in Norman Tanner, of Wellington, has issued a challenge. He has been matched against T. Hoggarth for a match in the south at the end of October.