BOXING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 12199, 10 March 1934, Page 11

BOXING

“A GAME GUY.” ‘I take it all hack,” announced King Lcvinsky, the American heavyweight, after he had battered Don McOorkindUe to a points defeat in New York. By which Lcvinsky, or the ‘Kingfish,’ as he calls himself, meant his advanced remarks about McCorkindale and British fighters in general. ‘T’ll knock him flatter than a pancake,” was among his milder statements. After the fight he was more conciliatory. ‘‘He is a game guy,” he admitted. “Anj’ono who can take them like the Kingfish hits is game.” His sister and manager, Leaping Lena, screamed advice throughout the battle. '‘Knock him righlj hack to England,” she wailed. But McCorkindale was still there at the finish—and upright, though he had been made to take several tumbles. And he is staying on in America for more fights.

NOTES AMD NEWS: "While the bout for the heavyweight title between Ray Niool and George Singleton at Invercargill did not provide real fireworks for the huge crowd, it had many illuminating points It principally showed that Nicol is as good as ever h e was and that Singleton lias the brilliance but lacks the tenacity to make the most of his knowledge. Nicol is not an attractive fighter, but he has tli e will to succeed which is one of the bigr gest things in his make-up. His method of evading punishment by the slightest movement was nothing less than uncanny at times'. Although Nicol undoubtedly deserved the points decision, there was not a great margin in his favor, an analysis of the rounds being nine to six. Singleton was credited with the cleaner punching, but he also indulged in some wild swinging and upper-cut-ting which missed badly practically without exception. He was very spasmodic and was unrecognisable as the Singleton who gave Nicol a boxing lesson last year.

Nat Fleischer, in “The Ring,” asked to rate the five greatest Negro fighters, replied that there could he 110 doubt that the greatest of them all, judging all points in boxing was Peter Jackson. Then followed Jack Johnson, Sam Langford, George Dixon, and Joe Gans.

Johnnie Leekie has not given up all hope of entering a ring again. He was looking very well when seen the other day, and expressed the hope that he might yet be given another try in the ring if he can prove himself fitted for the occasion (says the Dunedin “Star.”)

“‘NO FOCL.” The ''no-foul*-* cup, which Jit Charles Lucas brought hack from the United States, does not find favour with all boxers. It is designed to obviate the need for foul claims. Among its critics in the old school are “Old" Llew Edwards, a Lonsdale Beit holdex-, who fought wit-li success in all parts of the world; and Mr TV. Negus, father of the five fighting boys. Mr Edwards had experience of the cup in the United States. At that time it- was aluminium; and now it is chiefly of rubber, which thoroughly protects the grom. “Old ’Llew’-' described three blows which he received while wearing one. The first dented the aluminium: the other two caused considerable pain. He contends, and his opinion is shared by others, that the wearing of a “no-foul” cup contravenes the Marquis of Queensbury rules which govern boxing. If a boxer has the right to wear such a cup, who is to deprive him wearing something to protect his neck from “rab-bit-ting,” or something else to ward off effects of a kidney, punch ?