PRIZE-FIGHTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13682, 26 August 1908, Page 5

PRIZE-FIGHTING.

SCIENCE- V, BRUTE FORCE,

Press A ssociation-By - Telegraph-Copyright ,'■' ■..".'■ SYDNEY, August.2s.

The '" Sydney .■.■JMjwriirig -Herald" pays .that the, issue of the fight between Bums arid Squires, 'leasvcs no doubt as to'the respective merits of : the two men. Barring accidents, .Squires wo.uld be beaten by Burns every;'day in .the week, and that, iii spite of .the -fact that the .Australian prevailed during; nearly/the fwhofc, of yesteday.V fight-,' and .''at every stage was the undoubted winner fin, .points. The difference between the. two men is that Squires is ; -a. pugilist:, who has: developed powers of a.high degree, but ■still-is only a pugilist! : while- Burns is'a scienifet who applied liis bfairis ,to solving the problem of the knock-out. Added .to 1 the scientific ..precision of. Ms boxing; is his capacity for taking punishment, which is aim'st" superhuman. ; It may be possible' to hurt Burns with a but mcst of those who witnessed the performance will be. inclined; to doubt at., Burns states that it was one of the hardest, fights of .biV life, and'that Squires in one cif tlie -ghmesfc and strongest iighteis he has -ever met'. beat most of tile.heavyweight's inthe'world. 'Squires, who was not much distressed by the punishment, tsaid : "' What I want is two or, three,, more fights, and then if I don't win my name's not'Biir Squires." . It'is :stated''that',thei • takings at the gates' : amounted' to■ jßl^;"4o6.'' : '; •".'.'