THE BIG FIGHT
r TUNNEY’S CHIEF CONCERN. NEW YORK, July 16. The news from Fairhaven states that Heeney’s reported savagery proved no journalists’ fiction. When the New Zealander was engaging in eight furious rounds with sparring partners he exhibited effective samples of jabbing and side-stepping. The challenger has never been in better condition.
Tunney has increased the intensity of his training by indulging in six rounds of fast fighting. He showed the greatest weakness when crowded on the ropes, where ho was subjected to a battery of blows which he appeared unable to ward off. This type of infighting is considered the champion’s chief concern.—Australian Press Association
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Evening Star, Issue 19923, 20 July 1928, Page 11
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107THE BIG FIGHT Evening Star, Issue 19923, 20 July 1928, Page 11
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