WORLD’S TITLE MATCH

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19953, 10 November 1934, Page 16

WORLD’S TITLE MATCH

JACK PETERSEN’S VIEWS Jack Petersen, of Wales, British Empire heavyweight champion, has left England for America. Apparently, his scheduled match with Australian veteran, George Cook, has been postponed for Welsh Jack has his eye ®n a world’s title bout. He has left England for the express purpose of fighting for the world’s eruiserweight championship—at present, Petersen, in his catchweight matches, has only scaled 12.10 —now in the possession of the pride of the New York Ghetto, Maxie Rosenbloom. This bout is scheduled for early next year; in the meantime, Petersen will be put through his paces, probably at the expense of a few American boxers, who are, to put it kindly, a little past their prime. For some time past. Jack Dempsey—still the most popular man in American fistiana—has been angling for Jack Petersen to visit America. The Manassa Mauler has offered to take him under management. Dempsey points out that the time is now ripe for a British boxer to intrigue the American public; and when you remember how the same public treated Tom Heeney, of New Zealand, a British boxer who can make good in America is assured of a royal time, inside and outside the ring. “Pa” Petersen, the British champion’s pere and manager, wouldn’t hear of Dempsey's taking over the managerial reins, despite the fact that there are flocks of American boxers who would queue up all night if they thought Dempsey would allow them cover under his own personal publicity. However, “Pa” knows his own business best, and his statement that he has proved himself as good a manager as anybody his son is likely to find, might also be fact. “Pa,” has always favoured his son touring America, both for the money that would be earned, and the experience gained; and, although he would welcome Dempsey’s influence as a promoter, “Pa” wants to make his own matches for his fighting son. The ultimate object of the Welshman’s gloves is world’s heavyweight champion, Maxie Baer. But, first of all, he has to beat Rosenbloom, which job should not be very difficult if Petersen has anything at all, for Maxie has been ready and ripe for any good youngster to beat over the past year or two.