BOXING.
PREPARING FOR BIG FIGHT TUNNEY AND DEMPSEY HARD AT IT. New York, Aug. 25. Dempsey and Tunney to-da v began active training for the fight on September 22. the former at a camp near the scene of the bout, and the latte: in a little village near here. Tunney plans to take up training quarters in the vkinity of Chicago on September 2.
Dempsey to-day boxed with three partners, a round each, following up with work on pulleys and floor exercise. The ex-champion fought viciously, but was a wide open target for straight left hand jabs, of which his opponents took no advantage. Tunney boxed six rounds with two partners, doing effective work with his left on the bag. He appeared to be in perfect condition—(A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 217, 27 August 1927, Page 2
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