Evening star., 1932-11-01

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up to the term fighting
champion" Tony has held the
featherweight title and now has
the lightweight crown, and no
one can say that he ever ducked
q worthy opponent.
Tony tackles his arch rival, Billy
Petrolle, next Friday evening in Madi-
son Square Garden in 15-round con-
test and the fans are in for a feast
of hard punching. This is what can
be expected when two honest -to-good-
ness battlers answer the gong.
Canzonerl and Petrolle are byWordS
IN the boxing profession. Any time
the ian pays his money to see them
ne is guaranteed a run for his dough
and Friday evening will be no ex-
ception.
TWO years ago Tony made the mis-
i take of holding Petrolle too cheap.
Billy had been out quite a while
and was seemingly through with the
game. Then the Fargoan told his man
ager, Jack Hurley, that he wanted to
resume where he had left off. Willy
Mr.. Hurley let it be known that Billy
was on his last legs and was only
trying to get few dollars to tide him
over until things picked up. Canzoneri
swallowed the story and agreed to meet
the left-hook artist. The Chicago Sta
dium rocked with roars and cheers as
Petrolle buffeted Tony numerically.
That fight was all that Petrolle need
ed to get him back into his winning
ways, and Jimmy McLarnin, Billy
Townsend and Eddie Ran will tell you
that Billy is far from being a dead
one. Did Canzoneri duck the issue?
Not so that any one could notice!
Tony signed to fight Petrolle last SUM
mer when the heat was expected to
help Billy sweat off weight easily, but
an injury to Billys elbow postponed
the fight.
Nov Billy is back. several pounds
IN over his best fighting weight. Just
as confident as ever that he is
Tony's master. This may be so. But
those who have watched both bows at
thelr best weights cannot see Petrole
making 135 pounds and beating the
best little fighter the lightweight class
mas known since the days of the peer
less Benny Leonard
Petrolle comes back to the wars after
long period of idleness, while Can
zoneri has been boxing often. Tony
shapes up as good as he ever did and
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Petrolle has been fortunate in that he
has been able to fight opponents who
came in to him. This gave him a
chance to get set and nail the oncom-
ing battler with his deadly left hook.
No one knows better than Jack Hurley
that this fighter is a stand-patter.
Billy has to lean back, fiat on his feet,
and catch his man boring in. The
force OF his punch, plus the momentum
of the boring-in fighter, spelled disas-
ter. Canzoneri learned his lesson two
years ago. He IS too smart to make
the same mistake again
EARLIER in the year, after Billy had
IL hammered Battling Battalino into
submission, the pair met again at
Chicago, and in the first round Bat
talino set Billy down on his launches
for nine count in the first round. In
his best days Battalino was unable to
stop featherweights. With a nine
pound pull in the weights, Canzoneri
certainly figures to pack harder wal
lop than Battalino.
Canzoneri aims to go down in flstic
history as three-time champion. He
has trained faithfully for this fight, and
If successful expects to set sail for
Jimmy McLarnin. the so-called un-
crowned welterweight champion, and
then force fight with the 147-pound
title holder.
Petrolle cannot expect to win on
boxing science. He has not gone in
for the fine points of the game, but
has chalked up victories on the power
of his punch and the depth of his
courage. In those he measures equally
with his opponent. Neither has ducked
a good man and both have lived up to
the best traditions of the game. 1t is
a pity that Petrolle should meet man
of Canzoneri's caliber at this time of
his career A fighter like Billy, un-
weakened by weight making, would be
a worthy title holder. As matters shape
UP, Billy will be fortunate indeed If he
escapes knockout Tony Canzoneri is
that good.
If Canzoneri makes his f1ght-and it
Is assured that he will-he will eX-
perience no difficulty after the first few
rounds.