JACK PETERSEN
MAY EETIRE FKOM BOXING £25,000 FORTUNE LONDON, Aug. 19. The chief question asked yesterday by liie majority of people interested in boxing was whether .lack Petersen, following lus crushing defeat by Ben loord, ,vouid now decide to retire from provisional pugilism. Alter the contest at Leicester on Mouiay, l'etersen returned to his hotel, hut jeenned to see any one, save the few ..no helped him in the ring. lie stated to one ol these that he inended to win baa; his titles, it he could, jut it may bo regarded as certain tuai. etersen s future Will depend entirely o. .it.- recovery ot an eye that nas Deo .amy damaged on many occasions. . ujjieliaeK, iiiit e\ en his most iutumtt. ..ends lem-that he has lost inui-h ol hii e.l.ciscn'i! lists, however, have, served mi c.\eeedingl\ well, particularly in a uaucial sense. i'or. more titan two vears his pursci,iave ranged between £6COO and £4ooo'. i'or his two bouts with .Jock McAvoj and Ben. Foord this year his total earnings were £B6OO, while he must have averaged more than £4OOO for all his appearances at the White City and vV'einblcy.
One expert estimates that his fortune is between E25.U00 and £30.000.
Petersen has kept his money, and can probably live quite comfortably on the income from his- investments.
Estimated fortunes made by boxers include :--.Tack Johnson, £100,000; Dempsev, £400.000; Tumioy, £400.000: liner, £43,000; and I'hil Scott, £3O;0CO
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19140, 8 October 1936, Page 7
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