PSALM-SINGING BOXER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22632, 25 July 1935, Page 16

PSALM-SINGING BOXER

NEGRO ON HIS WAY TO FIGHT PALMER A young American negro boxer ivlio in his 41 fights has not failed to recite a warlike Paalm of David before climbing into the ling and lias knocked out (his manager claims) 2G of his opponents, arrived in Wellington from Han Francisco by tl-.e Makura on his way to Sydney and the Australian champion. Ambrose Palmer. He is Deacon Leo Kelly. 24 years of ass, of Los Angeles, light-heavy-weight. Kelly said in an interview that he bring.; to bear on his matches the following "Verse: "Blessed be the Lord my strength, which lcadeth my hand to war and mv fingers to tight." His manager (Mr W. Newman, of San Francisco) declared that Kelly is the best light-heavy-weight in the world, and said be would bet 1000 dollars that he would beat the champion of Australia with a knock-out. Palmer _ would have no chance of staying on his feet for more thai: four rounds, he continued. Kelly had been boxing for three years and n-half. He was under contract to the Leichhardt Stadium, Sydney, for four fights. There was a guarantee of over {2OO and a promise of 25 per cent of the go tc.