RINGSIDE TOPICS

Evening Star, Issue 21611, 5 January 1934, Page 3

RINGSIDE TOPICS

LATEST FISTIC FLASHES

[By Hooker.]

The news during the week that Colin Jones, the Oamaru professional, was now ready for action again and was anxious to appear in Dunedin, should rouse the Otago Boxing Association to energy. If Jones should wrest the feather-weight title from Rayner, his trainer has stated that he will not be averse to meeting either Archie Hughes or Ted Oxley, and one or two good bouts should be in the offing. But time should not be wasted in negotiating for a contest. George Singleton, the West Australian heavy-weight, who has made a good name for himself in Southland fight circles, is likely to meet Ray Nicol for the New Zealand heavyweight' championship nest' month. Singleton recently outpointed Nicol, but has had to wait for a title bout until'he has fulfilled residential qualifications.

According ,to an exchange, “ Gorilla ” Jones, one of the host mid-dle-weights in the world,' is likely to leave San Francisco for Sydney in a week or two. Jones has been a leading claimant for the world’s middle-weight crown.

Because no six-ounce globes could be found to fit his enormous hands, Salah ed Dine, heavy-weight champion of Egypt, at the last minute refused to fulfil his engagement at Raineses City with Prirrio Übaldo, former light-heavy-weight champion of Italy, writes the Caiio correspondent of the London ‘ Daily Express.’ The public were kept waiting at the ringside for over an hour before Salah ed Dine finally decided he would not fight. The Egyptian Press declares this incident to- be the knock-out blow to Egyptian boxing prestige, and they have called on the champion to find the necessary gloves and to restage the fight, with free admission to all those who had tickets for the abandoned .contest, , In a former bout the Italian knocked out the Egyptian. On December 18 Young Llew Edwards (who fought in New Zealand a few years ago) won a points decision over Herb Bishop, the decision being greeted by a storm of hooting. An Australian.. writer says the demonstration was unwarranted. Bishop made the fight, but Edwards . won nine rounds. Two were even, and Bishop won the first four. After the contest Edwards expressed his willingness to put up his Australian feather-wejght title for another light. When Jack Petersen lost his _ English heavy-weight boxing title to Len Harvey on November 30, he did not fight on the winuer-take-all basis, as he had offered to do. He was guaranteed 1 £1,500 by the promoter, Jeff Dickson, and - Harvey, was guaranteed £6OO. But Petersen also had up a side wager of £SOO, which he lost, and Harvey won, so that each man got £l,lOO from the bout. weighed about 12st 71b and Harvey about list 101 b, so that both were really under the heavy-weight class. . Ambrose Palmer, Australia’s heavyweight champion, is 'almost certain to fight in England early in the coming year. Only a slight hitch in arrangements—which seems certain to - be adjusted—prevents a definite assurance that he is "going l (says the ‘Sporting Globs ’). English. interests have been angling for Palmer for sometime. Nel Tarleton, who returned, a few; weeks ago. and has just reached England, was the latest to make him an offer. At the time Palmer all but accepted, but decided to bide a wee until something more definite came along. This arrived last week in the form of a proposal from Ted Broadribb, one of the leading English, managers and promoters, to secure him a contest with Lou Harvey, who won the British title from Jack Petersen. Broadribb asked for 25 per cent. Palmer's reply, cabled at the week-end, signified that he was willing to go so long as a guarantee was forthcoming. The best news the boxing fraternity has had for some time is that the Otago Association is matching Colin Jones, of Oamaru, and Joe Franklin, of Gisborne, about January 22. Jones is known as one of the best featherweights in the dominion, and Franklin has given indications of being one of the most punishing fighters of his weight that New Zealand possesses. At Invercargill some time ago he knocked out Clarrie Rayner, who subsequently won the New . Zealand professional feather-weight title, and in the North Island he gave Ted Oxley, light-weight champion of New iZealand, a torrid battle, and nearly finished the' champion off in the last round.