Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-31
UZCUDUN IS A FLOODING.
PLUGGING TYPE OF BOXER
''Bounding Basque Doesn't Bound, Says Benny
Leonard-Is Wide Open, But Can Hit Hard
and Absorb Plenty of Punishment.

He walks right into punches. it is
true. but he walks right through
them. which is unusual. He is ex-
tremely powerful. and seems to have
an uncanny ability to advance. de-
spite bombardment that would stop
the ordinary heavyweight.
They also call him the "Woodchop-
per" That name fits him better. He
Is chopper. He swings away with
precision and method. In fact, he
is the most methodical battler l ever
have looked at. He seems to make
up his mind that he's going to walk
right into a man and whale away.
That's just what he does. He doesn't
seem to mind bit what the other
fellow does
Physically, I found Pauline to be
in excellent condition. He weighed
1873 pounds yesterday afternoon. He
Is clear of eye and skin, and he was
in a very playful mood when I saw
MIN. He is in an ideal spot for train.
ing. Personally, / always have
Favored outdoor training for a fight,
or any athletic endeavor, and Pauline
mas an advantage over his prospective
rival, Heeney. in this respect; Pauline
has conditioned himself in the out.
doors of Summit, N. J., at Mime.
Bey's noted training camp. whereas
Heeney has done most of his condi-
tioning in the st. Nicholas gym in
New York City. -
AS result of his training, Pauline
Will enter the ring in better condition
than he ever attained, his trainers as.
sert, and Pauline agrees with them.
In fact, they all declare he is 100 DER
cent better than he was when he
faced Knute Hansen in the Garden.
MS first fight in this country.
Speaks Little English.
When Pauline was being rubbed
down after his final workout. I had
chat with him in the rubbing room.
Fie was. as 1 said before. in a playful
mood. and he exuded jolIity. He
speaks Spanish and French, but very
little English. However, he said to
me:
Going fight again." Before I had
a chance to reply, he rubbed his fin
gers together in gesture that has
oeen made by the moving picture peo-
pie to mean money" and added: You
got too much-nO more fight"
Pauline is not the kind of fighter
to make much of showing against a
real boxer in a fight limited to 10
rounds. But he should prove inter.
estlng. He hits hardNand he crowds
the other fellow necessarily. His best
punch is left hook, and he has an
overland right that he swings lust
hke Firpo swung his picturesque
rlght. He's better fighter than Firpo
because ne can use his left. Firpo
couldn't do thing with his left. And
YET ne was most colorful battler and
likewise one of the most sensational.
Ozcudun, what name for a
nshter), viii be in Brooklyn, staying
now until he weighs in tomorrow aft
.ernoon.
came back from Madame Bey's to
New York with Blackie Miller, the
Australian heavyweight. who has
fought Heeney twice, and who acted
as one OF Paulino's sparring partners
at Summit. Blackie Is an intelligent
taiker, and he discussed the chances
OF the two principals in the coming
Friday nights heavyweight elimina-
ton.
Heeney the Better Boxer.
"Heeney can take a hard beating
ABOUT the head" said Miller, "but so
can Pauline Heeney is a strong fel.
low and a better boxer than Pauline.
but he hasn't the vitality. the
stamina, that the BASQUE possesses.
Heeney will fight If he gets hit. He
Is Ike you said he is--he loses his
head If he gets hit. and goes in and
plugs. He will make a big mistake
II he fights this fellow. He'll have
to try to box him If he wants to stav
in there with Pauline"
Pauline has a weaving shifting
attack. He advances swaying from
side to side, ready to shift either
way; This makes him more difficult
to hit than. if he came boring right
straight in, and it gives him more
power to his punches when he let's
them go, which is frequently.
Nevertheless, he is so wide open that
1t viii be difficult for an opponent
not to shoot punches at him.
tomorrow / will tell what I think
about Heeney and how | think the
fight will result.
(Copyright. 1927