WORLD’S HEAVY-WEIGHT BOXERS

Evening Star, Issue 19841, 14 April 1928, Page 4

WORLD’S HEAVY-WEIGHT BOXERS

TUNNEY AND HEEHEY " WILL HOT DISGRACE HEW ZEALAND " Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright, / LONDON, April 12. “ I feel certain that I will not disgrace New Zealand,” said, Heeney when summing up his prospects in his world’s title match against Tunney. Heeney pays tribute to Tunney’s sportsmanship in selecting a foreigner from the three aspirants for the world’s title match, and lie says that Tunney is a 100 per cent, better fighter than the American newspapers think. Heeney’s manager, Bernard Mortimer, is still making efforts to arrange a match in London, but holds out no prospect of success owing to the shortage of money, and doubts whether a match here would do more than pay Tunney’a £160,000, leaving little for Heeney. Mortimer said that Heeney was not appreciated when he left England, where his indifferent form was due to poor health. The main thing Heeney learned in America was the value of constant and strictest training. He added; “It has been my lifelong ambition to manage a British contestant for tho world’s heavy-weight title. American newspapers recognise that Heeney is big, strong, and courageous, but do not realise what Rugby football lias done for his speed in footwork. Tf Delaney and Sharkey held on in England the same as they did against Heeney in America they would be disqualified twenty times. Heeney looks still more a footballer than a pugilist. He is nnscarrcd on the face, and shows no trace of heavy years of fightHeeney and Mortimer sail for Amcric.-Con Wednesday, Heeney came by air from Baris. Ho fell asleep and passed through three thunderstorms, but did not awaken till reaching Croydon. -Australian Press Association.