BOXING

Southland Times, Issue 22215, 6 January 1934, Page 7

BOXING

(By

“Veritas.”)

Before sailing for Italy Primo Carnera agreed to defend his title of heavyweight champion against Tommy Loughran at Miami (U.S.A.) on February 22. Camera’s manager has not yet give his final approval of the arrangements. Joe Walcott, the famous negro “Barbados Demon” who slaughtered heavyweights while yet a welterweight, but who failed against the equally famous Kid Lavigne, is now a janitor at New York Madison Square Garden. He is over 60 years of age, still active, and at home in the big arena. Vincent Dundee, who won the American rights to the world’s middleweight title when he defeated Lou Brouillard, of Canada, at Vancouver (8.C.) some weeks ago, is the second member of his family to win world-wide recognition. His elder brother Joe, defeated Pete Latzo for world's welter-weight title in 1927.

Tony Conzoneri, the American fighter and ex-lightweight champion of the world, has earned 800,000 dollars with his fists, and is worth a quarter of a million. He has a 75,000 dollars annuity that assures him of 535 dollars a month as long as he lives. He owns a clothing store, a restaurant and a farm. Colin Jones, the Oamaru professional featherweight boxer, commenced training nearly three weeks ago, and is reported to be going better than ever, being greatly benefited by his recent spell says the Dunedin Star. He will be ready to take the ring in two or three weeks’ time, and is keen to meet Moseley, Franklyn or Hawes before he meets Rayner for the title. Should he score against Rayner, he will be prepared to accept bouts with Archie Hughes and Ted Oxley. His trainer states that Jones has been offered bouts by other associations, but they prefer Dunedin as Jones has not yet appeared there in a main event.

PALMER’S EASY WIN

Sydney, December 21.

Ambrose Palmer (12.3) picked up an easy £lOO for a Christmas box at Leichhardt Stadium when he stopped

Alex Stanton (13.7£), a very promising novice in four rounds on Wednesday night, writes “E.C.T.” the Sydney correspondent of the N.Z. Sportsman. On paper it wasn’t a match and as a fight it was a decent work-out for the champion, but Stanton displayed his limited knowledge to a very surprising degree and fought hard whenever the opportunity offered itself. One right hand punch in the first round might cost Palmer £2OOO for it landed flush on the eyebrow which has been the cause of so much anxiety to the Australian champion. However, the eyebrow withstood the blow. Palmer simply showered the recruit with blows, left hooks principally until the referee deemed it wise to interfere and thus prevent game and promising lad from having his heart broken. Stanton came in really at the last moment as Italian Spagnola had signed to fight Palmer, but withdrew when the National Boxing Club, it is alleged, failed to restrain Palmer from fighting in this opposition hall and gave him (Spagnola) £2O to stand beside a five fight contract and free boxing tuition for a period. The N.B. Club is attempting to sign up as many scrappers as possible, but the spaghettitite must feel more embarrassed in getting a five fight contract than stepping in with Palmer. “Pa” Palmer isn’t too happy over his dealings with the big club at Rushcutter Bay evidently. He told “E.C.T. before Palmer stepped in with Stanton that New Zealand might be visited before very long. “It’s this way,” said pere Palmer, “on our way across to the other side of the globe Ambrose would like to give the good folk in New Zealand another ‘howdy’ which means that if any scraps were on offer he would be there with gloves on. Yes, we might throw our grips on to a packet at any time.' It just all depends whether the N.B. Club authorities can find suitable opponents for Ambrose,” stated Palmer sen.