BOXING AND BOXERS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1934, Page 11

BOXING AND BOXERS

THE SPORT IN ENGLAND.

‘‘Kin’’ BERG’S PROSPECTS.

(From Our Own Correspodnent). London, April 19.

His ill-starred trip to America, writes B. Bennison,. has left Kid Berg neither soured nor disenchanted. On the contrary, he is back chockful of fight, all intent on a match with Harry Mizler for the lightweight title. An amazing little man, Berg, so neat and natty, a very pleasant showman, well-circum-stanced, though, so it is said, he was, like ever so many others, hit hard by this and that Wall Street explosion. After the way of a man of the world —travel and high adventure have given Berg the grand manner —he played host to various critics the other day, and took the opportunity to assure them that, far from having reached near to the end of his fighting tether, he was no less competent to win a place among the champions than when, with bundle on his shoulder, he first sailed away for the States to gamble his all on his willing hands and stout heart. His appearance and unbounded confidence carried conviction. He looked the part for which he has cast himself. Further, he set himself on parade in a nearby gymnasium to remove all doubt of his physical fitness. It is now up to Mizler to make answer to the challenge of his famous clansman. If he is willing to toe the mark, a fight between the pair should follow as a matter of course. I understand that negotiations are already afoot to put them in an open-air ring in the early summer. But first Berg would be well advised to have at least one contest before engaging with Mizler. It is necessary that he should destroy whatever suspicion there may be tha he has been worsened by his recent exploits in the States. And he would be wise if he prepared himself for a refusal by the Board of Control to accept him as the rightful contender for the must know that Jimmy Walsh has outpointed Mizler, and that there are others in the field. Berg, however, may take the view that, if he is matched with the champion under recognised championship conditions, the title would oe involved, whatever the attitude of the board. At the strict weight, and over 15 rounds, Berg would be hailed champion if he beat Mizler. Still, it will be interesting to see what happens. The various parties concerned believe that a Mizler-Berg match would draw an enormous gate. And since money talks, it will perhaps decide. POINT OF PRIORITY. For myself, I must see Berg against the next-best lightweight to Miz j r fore I can be sure that he has a prior right to fight for the title. It would hardly do to accept him at his own valuation. Why not invite Walsh to meet Berg? If Berg beat the Chester lad, there would be smati objection to his fighting Mizler. And what of Mizle . I am bound to confess that he has fallen much below the form he showed when he deposed good honest Johnny Cuthbert. Mind, I still regard Mizler as one of the most polished boxers we have reared for years—he has a left hand second to none -but he has yet to fight as can fight. Since he inherited Cuthberts kingdom, he has favoured safety-first, instead of making the most of the exceptional punching power I know him.to have. He certainly has not, shown up too well against a rugged, unceremom°'L'E « even agatat Loc.tolll, I Should be fearful of Mizler’s chances, I do not think that Berg hits as hard as Mizler but in the matter of persistency, at least, he is still one of the most remarkable fighters of the £nd suredly there is none more indifferent Tuesday night, at Glasbeat Joe Kerr but accounts he had the round when he was floored in the first rou I have no first-hand knowledge of the capacity of the Scot-he may be immeasurably better than we in ered him to be—but the fact that Mizler was hard pressed has left u . s wO J" whether the young champion is more stylish than effective. ALL OUT PLEASE! Next time out, Mizler, must apply vourself to downright fighting. It . about ™ a tantalising young man he is. When will he decide that it were better that he should think less of the g aU^- ' U ™t necessary that he should take ?aeh ana opportunity to P»vehJ W bVSe£--“>S h^atV'to^e b an“ilsto"i it is not esp.ei.Uy to the credit of Brown that it is set down how he did no more than outpoin ’Ti th. business oi a champion to end a fight as soon c. 3 possible. I am Toma in the infancy of the ht ’ 1 f stead he preferred to affect the ro a philanderer. One of these days; Bro will pay dearly for his well recollect an occasion, at the old Na tional Sporting Club when chortling with a certainty that he naa go? Kont of Charles Ledoux by ov.r so many points, stopped town* seconds, as though to say, This^> cmrn s nlay” Ledoux thereupon clumped Bow keZon the chin, and left him so that the Frenchman won. And there is the case of Carpentier and Sik. • Carpentier was so positive that when it nleased him, he could knock the negro to smithereens that he just.footedl aroundAll of a sudden, what time Carp was giggling inwardly, Siki b r °ug . blow from the neighbourhood of »Ss a?d th. elegant there and then robbed ot his light g lire.