BOXING AND BOXERS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16705, 10 April 1922, Page 3

BOXING AND BOXERS.

KID LEWIS’S EASY WIN. FRENCH OPINION OF CRIQUI. LONDON, February 23. ; Those who said that Tom Glimmer, j cne time, our middleweight champion, ! would give Lewis more than a little i trouble, could not have known The Kid. | As I expected (.writes Air Eugene j Corri), their affair at Brighton a week ago was a. fiasco; Cummer was never lr fhe hunt Itoiu the first sound of the gong, and Lewis has surely never enjoyed such a holiday. Gum me r was t opelessly and completely outclassed and T am not surprised at the caustic comments which have been made about the one-sidedne-ss of what was a much j t oomed light. T I eel sorry for Gum- ! T, ' er - 1 am sure he honestly believed j I hat he could make a show worthy of a ! firmer champiofi. He looked well ; bet- j icr than lie did when lie fought the \ Frenchman, Balzac; but if anything, i * K worse than ne was when he got j nn the down grade, and 1 am afraid. | ft long though he be in spirt, he- must j leave big and pretentious fighting to j If it he true that received a fee | <>i £SOO, he has never earned a “ inon- ! toy ” easier in his life. Carpentier. according to his adver- ' tised intentions, turned up, but. T | sJ.rewdly suspect that ho was sorry he j trade ihe journey from Paris, for the i reason that lie idG Brighton without , adding to his knowledge of Lewis. Dos- \ f r, mps. who was also there, will not j f avc it at. all that Lewis can beat Car- j tentier. and when, on Saturday night, j • <> was invited by .Major Arnold Wilson j ic sign articles for n fight between Cav- ( entier and Ucwis. he readily consent- 1 td. He believes that it will be a good tiling fo?' Georges, and there will be few good .judges disposed to disagree with j film. Carpentier and Lewis are to take \ the ring at Olympia on AT ay 11. The ' j lenchnian will take things easily until j it is time for him to !>egin training. In 1 a little chat I had with him lie told me that lie lias .seldom felt fitter, and that, j ;k was looking forward to meeting 1 ewis with the greatest possible keenness. 1,1 No,” he sain, “ T am not going t .i predict what, will he the. result on May 11; that 1 leave to my good Francois. All that concerns me is to strive to got into the best possible shape.*’ But although Carpentier would not talk much about himself or his immediate future, he was bubbling over about I'ugene Criqui; “the best featherweight in the world,” he declaredAou must see him as lie is to-day: you would he surprised. His punch is terrible; I do not know 7 of anyone anywhere near bi» weight to heat him. 1 j do hope that Kilbane will have a match • -with Eugene when he comes to j 1 u rope.’ 5 Tt is good news to know that Mr j Peggy Bettinson last Tuesday, matched Criqui and Joe Fox. our leather-weight champion. It should : c a very excellent fight. For if Criqui so exceptionally good as Carpentier ’ G-ys .then T fear for the chances of j Fox. good and experienced little man ! though he be. If Criqui beats Fox, 1 j suppose the next man he will go after | i ill be Arthur AYyns, the Belgian, r vom what I can gather, however, j AA yns will need a, great, deal of press- I .rig before entering into a match with j Criqui. Deacaiups tells me that if these i two ever meet it will be any odds on ! C riqul.