EX-CHAMPION BOXER

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 September 1938, Page 5

EX-CHAMPION BOXER

PENNILESS JACKIE LONDON, August 20. Turkic- Brown, former lly-weight champion of the world, who earned £25.000 in the ring, is penniless at ~J. heavily in debt, ami looking for a job. If he. does not. find one he. max’ he forced to ask for public assistance relief. He won his title in 1932 from Young Perez, and with it £3OOO. Three weeks ago lie fought for less than £lOO. It went in settling some of his debts. 3 “At least a quarter of the £25,000

I earned went in gifts to friends and acquaintances,” he said. “I useci to change my car twice a year and never < paid loss'than £5OO for'one.’ Stilts • cost mo llgns, and I bought three, , tour, sometimes more, each year. “A llama, wool coat cost me 25gns. I wore it fewer than half a dozen times. . I would never wear shoes that; cost ! less than 3gns. “’rhe. thought of working at set .4 hours for a few pounds a week does not. go down too well, but I ‘ must ! : face it.” he said.. “My telephone* hah heen cut off, I have arrears of income I', 1 ', tax to settle, there is a mortgage oh ' my home, and there are many'"mote" ) debts besides.”