BOXING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13745, 7 September 1908, Page 7

BOXING.

Australian papers to hand give a large amount of space to tho recent battle between Burns and Squires for the World's Heavy-weight Championship. Tho following are tfie two men's personal statements as given in the Sydney Referee : —

Howl won. — "Things hadn't been going well with mo in my training. There was that jarred arm and the cold on my chest early last week, as well as the chill suffered in tho ring on Frjday, and I kinder thought it would be best to save myself as much as possible, as I know Squires to be dangerous, but he set mo a livelier go than I expected, and had me on the move always. It was, to my mind, better to let him rush and tire than to stand up and mix tho work, as ho possibly might last longer than J, and there wore visions of that close call in Pnris before me all tho time. Bill is a brave fellow, as I told you Sydney peqpjc before, and* ho put up a great fight, but I had the piinch when tho opportunity came. It made me feel like 30 cents to have to go and knock so good a fellow out; jthat's the worst of the fighting business, you've got to do it to win."— Tommy Burns.

How 1 was Beaten. — "On my previous battles with Tommy Burns and what 1 consequently knew of his fighting, I rated my chance £his time particularly good, and after we had been at it a few rounds my confidence was greater. He gave mo some .hard knocks in those clinches and about tho ribs, but I know at loast a fow of mine told Burns is jr good hard fighter, and one who will take a"* whole heap of boating,, no matter who he faces. I may not bo able to hit with the force that 1 used to, but 1 fancy many of those punches which landed on Tommy Burns would have a much more severe effect upon other men. 1 think after 1 have another fight or two there'll be a different tale to tell. I have been shaping bettor in every battle since leaving America. Burns is a man in thousands. He is very quick on his feet, a hard puncher, a shrewd fighter, and has a frame of iron." — Bill Squires.

Tlio cinematograph reproduction of tho Burns-Squires fight, tho world's rights of which have been .secured by Messrs MacMahon and Carroll and Edwin Cicach, has proved very successful. Recent cable advices received in Christchurch from Sydney describe it as a romarkablo achievement in animated photography. Messrs MacMahon are making arrangements for their Now Zealand tour, which will commence almost immediately.