McINNES V. POCOCK
FIGHT ON AUGUST 3 A PROMISING CONTEST
To-morrow week Tommy M dunes, j the Scottish middle-weight, who ! | come to Auckland under contract to the I ' Northern Boxing Association, will l make his first appearance in Ne*v Zea- > } iand - He _ will be opposed by Clarrie ‘ Pocock, oi Caristchurch, who recently i j Save a sterling display against Jim : Broadfoot. A special permit has been obtained 1 ; from the New Zealand Boxing Ob unci! jto put at stake a purse of £2OO, the! . limit purse allowed in New Zealand, j Tne fight will be of 15 three-minute S rounds. Pocock has only recently joined th« professional ranks, but in his display j ’ a S2.mst Broadfoot demonstrated that j jhei3 no mean opponent. Mclnnes j f enjoyed a great reputation in Australia I as a hard puncher and a willing ! I fis-bter and earned himself the nick- j name of ‘ Tear-away Tommy.” The j contest between two such good per- I •formers should be well worth seeing. ]
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 416, 26 July 1928, Page 8
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167McINNES V. POCOCK Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 416, 26 July 1928, Page 8
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