BOXING

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3479, 13 December 1926, Page 8

BOXING

PASOOE DEFEATS ARMSTRONG. (Per Press Association). GREYMOUTH, Last Night. In the professional boxing contest, Dick Pascog (Greymouth) 9.7, defeated Tommy Armstrong (Christchurch 9.1, by a knock-out in the tenth of fifteen rounds scheduled. The loser was on his feet a second too late. There was mostly in-fighting, whereof the bigger man had the better almost throughout. Jack Nelson, Dominion amateur welter champion, defeated Scott (Runanga). The winner’s performance was brilliant. JAMITO’S TRAINER KNIFED. WELLINGTON, Last Night. Stanley Wells, trainer of the Filipino boxer, Jamito, was admitted to hospital shortly after midnight. Wells, who is a single man, 53 years of age ,is suffering from a wound in the right thigh, and it is stated that he was stabbed in Willw street late on Saturday night. The injury is not serious. AUSTRALIAN FIGHTS. [By Electric Cable—Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z, Cable Association.] (Received Sunday 7 p.m) SYDNEY, Dec. 12. At the Stadium Ivan Laffineur beat Ted Monson in the fourteenth round. The contest was desperately fought, both men receiving severe punishment. Their chances appeared fairly equal when Laffineur landed one on the solar plexus and downed Monson. The crowd showed considerable resentment at the referee’s decision. (Received Sunday 7 p.m) MELBOURNE, Dec. 12. Jansen beat Bartleet In the fourth round. (NOTES BY “RINGSIDE.”) Raymond Jansen, who was responsible for obtaining the decision over “Norky” Fowler by a “K. 0.” in the 16th round ot a 20-round contest at the Sydney Stadium, is anxious for a battle with a New Zealand light weight in this country. “Norky” Fowler got a points decision over Trowern. Ted Scott, at present in Palmerston North, is Jansen’s manager. Fight fans are assured of a willing go at the Palmerston North Opera House on Boxing Night when Purdy and Trowern meet for the purpose of deciding the New Zealand Light Weight Championship. The result is very difficult to forecast, and the issue will probably remain in doubt until the final round. For all that, “Ringside’’ considers the odds are slightly in Purdy’s favour.

A fight which is probably to be a preliminary to the Purdy-Trowem contest Is causing considerable comment and speculation as to the result locally. It is that between Potbury, of this town, and Holgato, who is domiciled in the flax port. Judging from the exhibitions of each when participating in the last tourney at the Zealandia Hall, they should provide a fight brimful of Interest. Potbury has proved that he carries a “K. 0.” in his glove, but whether he succeeds in breaking through Holgate'g almost impregnable guard and landing it, remains to be seen. The manner in which the takings at the Dempsey—Tunney fight were apportioned makes interesting reading. The total takings were 1,895,733 dollars. Of this, Dempsey received 700.000, Tunney 200,000 Tex Rickard 500.000. The State tax amounted to 8 6,150 dollars, and the United States Government tax to 172,339 dollars. When all accounts were paid, the Stadium authorities benefited to the extent of 170,000 dollars. The amount taken constitutes a world record, the previous record being at the Demp-sey-Carpentier fight, in 1927, when 1,626,580 dollars were gathered in.

Dempsey does not intend to take his defeat as permanent, according to reports received from America recently. His present intentions are to take on all comers for some months, following which, provided his form is satisfactory to himself, he will issue a challenge to Tunney or the then holder of the title.

Many excuses are being made for Dempsey's dramatic downfall, but the writer is inclined to think he met a better man, following a period of comparative indolence. Tunney gave as his version, that he had studied Dempsey’s method for some considerable time, and had come to the conclusion that the best method would bo to let Dempsey bring tho fight to him. This plan he successfully carried out with the result already known.

Marcel Thuru is surely a picture to took at. He is an ideally built middle weight, and should give Eddie Parker much food for thought at the end of this month. This will be Thuru’s first fight in New Zealand. His manager, Ted Scott, is undertaking to increase Marcel’s knowledge of Now Zealand’s mother tongue.

Tho latest American mail to New Zealand brought news of Bert Brown to a member of the "Times” staff. He loft Montreal for New York, where he is now training in the same gymnasium as Leo Murray. During Bert’s sojourn in his native country he never met Los Murray, and it was left to fate to arrange a meeting between the two on the first clay of the former’s stay in the American metropolis. Bert’s weight has now increased, and his next fight will be as a light weight.