WITH THE GLOVES ON

NZ Truth, Issue 1078, 22 July 1926, Page 10

WITH THE GLOVES ON

NO BED OF ROSES

Trowern Has Always Had To Meet Best

Reg Trowern suffered defeat m his first outing at Sydney, but according to "Truth's" special account he was (unlucky. .

TVROWERN'S first opponent was one I Norkey Fowler, who has been fighting for some time now, and one who though an old hand m the game is not by any (means old m years. Notwithstanding this initial set-, back, Trowern can' be depended upon to do credit to these isles. .., Trowern has had somewhat of a meteoric rise since his entry into the professional ranks two years ago. He has been pushed m with every- 1 body that came along, arid, as v for spells, they were few and far between. It is riot often that „a boxer can thank another member of the. fraternity for his rise to success; but Trowern can, and the pug. that put him m the public eye was Charlie Purdy. Not that Purdy went about telling the world, that Trowern was the best boy about, or anything, like that. - ■■.-■-' It was the fights /between the pair, arid the succeeding squeals from Pa Trowern which. brought young Reg. into 1 the limelight: . Father Trowern manages the boy's affairs, and during those Purdy fights up north he bombarded those running boxing with letters. "When the sensational incident occurred at Auckland (Purdy, claiming a foul, was taken from the ring, only to come back some minutes later and fight on), I)ad' was at his best. And ..Dad's best is some good! But back to Reg. Wellington gave him his opportunity, and the boy grabbed it with both hands. He beat Jimmy Hill and Nelson McKnight, and was then given Les. Murray for the lightweight title. He lost, but he succeeded m knocking the champ: off his feet, a feat others had failed to accomplish. . . And when he fought for the title he was' just eighteen — a mere stripling. - ' , Then, some months later, Trowern was granted the desire of his life — he was matched with Purdy outside of Auckland; and beat him! . Spell Needed . I In late months Trowern has not been -fighting, at his best,, and when Jairiito gave hirri a lacing at Wellington it was recognized by one; arid all that a spell was badly needed for the boy. '• >.' But he did not get it. He had another go at Murray's title, instead. Then off he went, accompanied by '■ ' ■ ; ' ——*■ Feather Title QUITE_ a number, "of the featherweights at the present time would like to get a match with the champion of that poundage, "I3in." Robinson. ' The latest to want Lin is 'the clever Dunedin boy, Tommy Grifnths.^who is m work and ready at any time.to.take a bout. .', ■ Failing Robinson, Griffiths is prepared to meet any feather m the land. It. is a great pity we do not see more of the division for there is no doubti the feathers can give quite as good displays as the lightweights. And what is more important they do not demand the purses that. the nine"nine boys' exact from associations.

Pa, to, Sydney; and now he is fighting again;' Trowern is sure, to .do well m. Sydney r for he wHI be for the first . time m his life under -the care of a man who. recognizes that a boxer is a human- being, not a piece of machinery. . ' In New Zealand m preparing for a fight Keg.' used to do enough work to kill a working bullock, and, being a growing boy, it" is a wonder' how he stood up to it. v ' ■ Then, again, m Sydney he will have corrected ■ several . faults that were making themselves very obvious, and no more .obvious to anybody than his opponents. V With a left hand like, a rapier, Trowern could work without fault all night, but the, right was a different matter. ■ ' ■■•••■ • / . ; Punching He would not or could not, punch with it from where his hand was.. To use his right , mitt he used to pull it back— in other words, telegraph it — and as the fight progressed the pulling back became more noticeable. His Sydney trainer will correct this, and also the energy-wasting habit of tearing, m and going jike mad, pushing, shoving, and punching, when, stung. To people who do hot know the boy, there is an impression that outside the ring he is a bit of a mug. ; Far fee that from true. Though anything L out, a "magsman," Reg. can talk common sense with the best* of them, and "Truth" will never forget the remark he made to Les. Murray after their first meeting. The pair, with ".Truth's?' rep., were discussing the fight m all its phases, when Reg. broke m with: . "You know, Les., it is hard on me to have to fight jokers like you. You and other fellows have started off at the bottom with the easy ones, but I have to fight the hard ones right from the start." In cold print that statement perhaps calls for no comment, but to ■ have heard it delivered by '■'. Reg. one could but . only' feel sorry f or him. • • Right from: the start his • has been anything but a, bed>of rofes, but it is characteristic of 'the : r boy 'that the bigger the reputation of/ his opponent the better he fights. v ..- .: . And that sums up. briefly the .reason why he will do well m Sydney.- —— ' . .■')■■ ■'■'■.■.'. V- ■ i, ■ .'' ' ' ; . . ■ i ."*f.i'-,'. '..'.■: 'I; .' ', ."•' New World 's^haihp. ■■■-" '■■ ' y-3*,Vt'-\'. '■■(':'■ '■ :•• • • THE cables this week-inform us that * Paul " Berlenbach, ; the world's light heavyweight champion ■ has been deposed. V ; His conqueror .. is one Jack Delaney, who: was christened Ovil'a. Chapdelaine. The fight took place "m [Bridgeport, Connecticut, and after fifteen rounds Paul found he was an also-started. The pair had met before— back ir 1924 — when Jack convinced, Paul .m four rounds that he had better turn ■it up. "■■ ' •.- . . .■■;■-■ ' That knock-out pame at atime when Paul was startling the world with a string of knock-out successes as • long as a kangaroo's tail. .