NOTES AND NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10755, 28 November 1928, Page 7

NOTES AND NEWS.

A boxer who weighs 171 stone has been appearing lately in mid-week bouts at the Sydney Stadium. He is an Irishman named Pat Redmond. He has had half a dozen contests and has won.each in a lew rounds. His hands are so big that special gloves have to ba made for him. JhuT Brown, formerly of Hamilton who is steadily climbing toward the premiership in the feather-weight boxing division in America, was most unfortunate in not being awarded the decision in his great tight with Ti lly Townsend, according to the Vancouver newspapers. One paper says the decision of a draw was amazing; another in large headlines says “New Zealander piles up points m nine l rounds.” . Following is another opinion of the Hamilton boxer: Brown strips like a pocket edition of Bob Fitzsimmons. Most of his weight is above waistline. Slim-legg-ed. and long-armed, he is a formidable foeman. Townsend gained a lot of prestige by his showing against the classy New Zealander. i'L speaks well for New Zealand boxing that it can produce not only a. contender for the ■ heavy-weight title but also in the feather-weight class one who is lighting against some of the leading title contenders.”