TOM HEENEY’S CHANCE

Feilding Star, Volume 6, Issue 1910, 22 May 1928, Page 7

TOM HEENEY’S CHANCE

CAN HE HEAT TUNNEY

STADIUM .MANAGER’S VIEWS

PIIAISE OF NEW ZEALANDER

‘Opinion generally right through tlie United States is that, 'lorn Heeney will beat Gene Tunney,” said no less an authority than .Mr 11. Lean, manager ol the .Melbourne Stadium .who 1 is a through passenger by the steamer Aorangi at Auckland yesterday. .Mr Lean said it was simply a ease of Heeney being stronger, more aggressive, and a harder-lighler than 'the champion. 110 is a man who could take any amount of punishment, where as Tunney cannot stand much punishment and relies on his speed and cleverness to keep out ol trouble. A good deal of discussion was going on in lhe I oiled Slates at the present time io regard to the 1 unney style ol making I nil use ot the whole j.ing. That style of lighting was unpopular in tin* States and there was a move in the direction ol framing regulations which, would have, f lie elfeet of making Tunney stand up and light. If these regain tons were- framed the odds were that Heeney would win. TUNNEY WILL NOT HURT 11 LUNEV Sportsmen of note who have seen hoi h Tunney and Heeney light told Mr Lean Unit Tunney wall never hurl Ueeficy, whereas the- latter will crowd in and uunish aud punch and take, all that is going. The Americans have been greatly impressed by Tom Heeney s aggressiveness, strength and courage, and generally, said -Mr Lean, they uxoeeted to hail the new world’s champion before the present year is out. “New Zealand at the moment is heimr olaeed on the map by her boxers,” said Mr Lean. Heelicv. Purdy and Leckie were three whose names came treaduy to the mind . They wen. earning honours outside of their own country and thus advertisng New Zealand.