Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-09
CARNERA TO SHOW
RING WARES SOON
280-Pound Boxer viii Get
Trial in New York-lS
Not Well Known.
BY WALTER TRUMBULL.

THERE is an apparently well
founded belief that man can
be too big to be a fighting
4 heavyweight. After he grows
to a certain weight and height,
there usually appears to be something
Lacking in him as fighter.
Willard had everything except fight
ing spirit. He stood feet, inches.
He weighed 240 pounds. He could hit
and he could box. But he didn't like
to fight. Had he been possessed Of the
spirit of little Terry McGovern, he
might have been champion still.
Dempsey, in talking OF Willard, once
said to me:
II looked at him when we got in the
ring and he seemed enormous: told
myself that I could beat him II could
hurt him, but he was so big that /
wondered if anybody could hurt him.
put all had into that first punch and
when saw he felt it, 1 knew had the
fight won"
Fred Fulton was giant, but feeble
fighter. PalZer was pig man with
plenty of courage, but slow mentally and
physically. Campolo has size, but knows
little about fighting. Wills never was
a great fighter.
Dempsey Ideal Fighter.
Dempsey stands a bit over six feet.
In his early days; when he weighed In
the neighborhood of 100 pounds, he was
as fast as a lightweight and could hit
like a 6-inch shell. Combine these
qualities with the heart of a lion, the
fighting frenzy of a wounded tiger and
an ability to take punishment, then you
have the ideal fighting man.
Tunney, a great champion, was still
lighter. Tunney's cold, efficient style
was based on science, although he
could hit and was one OF the hardest
men in the ring to hurt. His method
resembled that of the bull fighter, or
the fencer-and the point of the sword,
properly used, will kill just as surely
and more neatly, than the chopping
blade.
But now some followers of the game
have discovered an Italian giant they
say is a real fighter. His name is
Primo Camera and he is soon to come
to this country, where he will appear
as a contestant at Madison Square
Camden il. New York.
Carners is as tall as Jess Willard,
but is SAIL to have better build. He
weighs something about $50. He is re-
ported to be FAST fair boxer and to
be able to hit harder than a mule
kicks.
Too Soon to Judge.
This italian giant has good record
abroad and he may be as good as he
is said to be, but it's too soon to judge.
am content to wait until ne has
fought some of the better and more eX-
perienced heavyweights. I do not doubt
the power of his fists. What wish
to know is the strength of his heart
and his chin.
Cameras first appearance in this
country will be in a preliminary to the
Won Porat-Scott bout in New York. AS
the result of this Won Porat-Scott con-
test may have some bearing on picking
an opponent for Sharkey at Miami, this
particular meeting will be doubly IN
teresting. Won Porat has hard
enough punch to knock anybody out,
but the question always is whether he
can land it.
If Won Porat were bit more agrees
sive he would be the best looking young
heavy in the country. Some say that
if he were more aggressive he probably
would get knocked out. This doesn't
seem altogether reasonable.
Otto certainly has one Of those long
chins which are seldom guaranteed to
stand much rapping, but Christner hit
him on the chin and Christner packs
punch. 1t doesn't appear that Won
Porat will be in any great danger of
being rocked to sleep by Scott. What
Scott supposedly will do is to keep out
Of Otto's way and try to left-hand him
dizzy.
Griffiths in Line.
Another candidate for the Miami
match is Tuffy Grifiths Tuffy is quite
a fighter and, If he shows well against
Pauline, will deserve consideration.
Ernie Shaaf doesn't look quite as prom
Using as he did. Some say that he is
a bit muscle bound, while others declare
that he is a bit slow above the ears.
The truth of the matter is that the boy
is so young that he probably hasn't at
tanned his full efficiency. He has plenty
of time for improvement and, II they
don't burn him out, may still be a
contender.
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