BOXING,

Otago Witness, Issue 1852, 20 May 1887, Page 22

BOXING,

There have been many essays and books written about how to box' and the nwdua pperatodi of pugilists ; ■ but John' L. Sullivan upseta : one-half of the arguments of these theories, as will be seen by the following:—T he essentials of a thoroughly good fighter are pluck; skill, endurance, and a gopd head on his' shoulders. A man fights with hi^ head almost as much as he does with his fist. 'He must know where to send his blows so that they may do' the' most good. He must economise his strength, and not score a hi<: just for the sake of ! scoring it. • " I endeavour," said Sullivan, "to hit my man above the heart, or under the'ehro; of behind°the' ear. 'A man wears out pretty soon if one' can beep hammering away in the region of the heart ; a blow under the chin or behind the- ear-will knock put. a man quicker than a' hundred blows on the'cheek or any other portion of the face. I can tell pretty well wheu my man is giving in. I watch his eyes, and I know at once when- the punishment is beginning to tell on him: And' when I talk to a man before I stand, up before him at all, I can make up my mind whether he is a fighter or not. There is more intelligence required in this business than outsiders, give us credit for. I do not train. I know better than to waste my vitality in training. ' I lie in bed until 10 o'clock in the morning, read all the papers, smoke a cigar, take a cup of black coffee, then get up and have my bath * and . breakfast. Now when I meet a man who I think is going to give me some trouble, I will train; but I have not met that man yet." - ' 'Mr C. ' R. Roberts, the amateur' champion boxer of England, who recently arrived in the colonies, is now in Adelaide. Until the South Australian exhibition is over he will not make any matches, as he has professional duties to attend to in connection with the exhibition. Mr Roberts has won 17 competitiohs'at Home, including the German gymnasium' prize, (three years in succession) ; the amateur championship of England at St. James' Hall; and the Birmingham Cup, On his deprrture for Australia Mr' Roberts was accompanied^ to the vessel by sportsmen of all grades.. In the event of a match being arranged" between him and Mr Seal, of Sydney, we would doubtless be treated to an artistic exhibition of the noble art.