AL STOCK’S CONQUEROR

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 October 1945, Page 7

AL STOCK’S CONQUEROR

SHOP ROBBED DURING BOUT SYDNEY, August 13. While Reg Tozer was boxing at Rushcutter Bay Stadium on Saturday night thieves broke into his grocery shop in Mitchell Road, Alexandria". A quantity of tobacco and cigarettes, and 501 b of butter, valued at° £4O, were stolen. Mrs Tozer was at a picture show. . . Although Tozer (9.12) outpointed the New Zealand boxer, Al. Stock (9.12}), he found Slock the toughest proposition of his career in their Impounds bout. Tozer was easily the better in attack and defence. He booked lefts on Stock’ jaw, swung rights on his head, and ripped body punches, yet Stock was not unsteadied, and came back for more punishment. Tozer had a fair margin of points in his favour at the finish. Stock was -satisfied with the decision, and said he found Tozer a hard man to fight. Both boxers were weary after their terrific struggle, which endured to the end of the engagement. Stock’s method was to go forward with head blows and both hands upraised. He often held Tozer against the ropes or in a corner, but Tozer generally frustrated his efforts. As Stock bent his head Tozer s uppercuts sent Stock’s head back, compelling him to withdraw. Stock is unorthociox, and lacks science, but he will trouble any boxer not posessing the fighting instinct oi Tozer.