Camera Going Home

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31362, 6 May 1967, Page 15

Camera Going Home

(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) GLENDALE (California). Primo Camera, the “Ambling Alp” who held the world heavy-weight boxing title briefly in the early 19305, is seriously ill, United Press International reported. Camera’s wife, Pina, would not reveal the nature of her 60-year-old husband’s ailment, but said he was not expected to live two months ago. The gentle, 6ft 6in giant, who weighed nearly 20st in his ring days, has lost 401 b and walks with a cane. “Doctors literally brought Primo back from the dead,” said Mrs Camera.

“When he survived, they told I him he had to have., a complete rest. They urged I him to go to his home In I Sequals, near Venice, In north-eastern Italy.” ' Camera won the crown tn ' 1933 by knocking out Jack i Sharkey in six rounds. Be j defended It twice, against Paulino ; Uzcudun and Tommy Loughran, before losing it to Max Baer in 11 rounds in 1934 in »( bout in which he was floored 10 times. In a 100-flght career that stretched from 1928 to 1937, Camera scored six knock-outs and lost only 13 bouts.