Boxer With a Punch

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 121, 24 May 1941, Page 6 (Supplement)

Boxer With a Punch

Patrick's Wins Not "Arranged" Vic. Patrick laughed at the suggestion that his 18 knock-out victims had been willing to "fall over." "Yes, I know that's what the wise people are saying," he said. "Apparently they think I'm master of a diving troupe—or something. "If these fights were all arranged, as they suggest, surely I would give the spectators a longer run for their money. "But my one aim when I get into the ring is to get the fight over early. "I depend entirely on my punch. I can't win fights as a boxer, but I'm winning them as a puncher." In his last five fights Patrick has earned £420 for a total of 14 rounds. This works out at £30 per round— not bad for a boy who admits he is only a novice, states the "Daily Telegraph," Sydney. One Against Manager Patrick has developed a sense of humour. Yesterday, when he received his cheque from Mr. Herb McHugh (Leichhardt manager) for his fight with Addi Polo on Thursday night, he asked for the gloves as a memento. Patrick pointed out that the laces were missing, and when Mr. McHugh offered him a threepenny bit to buy laces, Patrick took it and said "thanks." In return. Patrick offered McHugh a lump of hard chocolate, although he knew that McHugh had only a few days ago parted with a couple of impacted wisdom teeth. Before the* fight on Thursday night Patrick began to tremble in his dressing room. "What's wrong?" queried his manager (Ern McQuillan). "I'm scared of the crowd," replied Patrick. It was the largest crowd before which Patrick had fought. Manager's View McQuillan is more than ever convinced that he has one of the best prospects ever produced in Australia m Patrick. "I have given him trials in the gymnasium against middle-weights and he has knocked them out, too " said McQuillan. "So, even if the lad is still a bit crude, there is jio doubt that he can punch." ♦hJJ^. 111 - 3 ? !" esent s the suggestion fij£ P^ tnck has not been asked to g ..„ str onger opponents. He knocked out Joe Hall in five c h2m^«n and , Ha » ll was l&htweight C c l entgfe n he° f sa^ UStralia until **

"He knocked out George Elliott in nine rounds, and Elliott was good enough to be called Australian junior lightweight champion. # "He also knocked out Frank Farrington in five rounds. Farrington was voted two years ago by all American boxers and managers who visited Australia as the best boxer of his weight in Australia."