The Washington times., 1934-03-02
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Its a Long Far Cry
From Jack to DG Preem
But That's Title Trail
Bv BILL CORUM

MIAMI BEACH, March 2.
The Primo Carnera- Tommy
Loughran worlds heavyweight
championship fight held in
the Miami Madison Square
Garden bowl last evening was
like the Tunney-DempSey cham
pionship m Philadelphia in one
way. 1t rained.
In all other ways it was oh
50 different. Only $500 per.
sons paid less than $4,000 it
develops, to see the huge brown
italian and the small fair Irish
man struggle through fifteen
rather lively rounds. When
Tunney and Dempsey met the
second time-in Chicago-more
than 10000 persons struggled
and fought to pay almost
$3,000,000 to see them.
That's how far the heavy
weight title has slid down hill
in six short years-and how
fast. But it has slid further
and no faster than the calibre
Of the fighters wearing the
crown. Tunney, Schmeling,
Sharkey, and now Camera, the
biggest and worst of the lot.
Carnera, who weighs 270
pounds and stands 6 feet 612
inches high and ho can't
punch his way out of a wet
paper bag.
Loughran Leg Weary
That's definite now. After
last night there can never be
any more question on that
score. With a leg weary, help
less and dazed old man in front
Of him in the final round of
last nights bout, the mighty
man of sequels couldn't scare
up enough punch even to tip
him off balance.
Imagine a heavyweight title
holder who outweighs his op-
ponent 86 pounds, is 61a inches
taller, has a 6-inch longer
reach and is almost 8 years
younger but who has to step
on the little mans feet to do
him any damage. Imagine that
if you can, because if you do
you will be seeing this fight
as it actually was. And you
will also be privileged to go on
calling the huge Oaf a heavy
weight champion if you choose.
know a better name for him.
Laughs at Primo
The first thing Loughran
said when he got back to his
dressing room last night was:
"That big bum can't punch
. lick. He really beat me by
. trick. Deliberately stepping
on my feet at every opportunity
in the early rounds he took
enough out of these old legs
to beat me. / thought I was
going to win until the twelfth
when I suddenly realized my
legs were gone, then / knew
all / could do would be to out
smart him and stay the limit"
''But I was thoroughly con-
ditioned and if he hadn't kept
jumping on my feet my legs
would have stood up and I'd
have OutpOinted him as easily
at the finish as 1 was doing at
the beginning. Picture for your
self somebody heaving a 27O-
pound anvil on your puppies,
especially with them in soft
boxing SHOES. That was what
/ was up against.
"I'm not abiding. / am only
telling you what every cOmpe-
tent boxing man at the ring
side must have seen With his
own eyes. when l tell you shat.
"Carnera fOuled me repeatedly
in five different ways. He de-
hberately stepped on my feet.
He hit with a back hand, with
q back fOrehand, he held and
hit and he clubbed me with his
elbows. Outside of that it was
. nice clean fight. But I didn't
mind any Of it but the crippling
of my legs. He didn't hurt me
any otherwise and IL / could
have kept them strong I'd have
won sure. Without them my
speed was gone and I was
licked"
What Tommy said was indubi.
tably true. The cold truth is
that Primo had to take advan-
tage of eevry little trick. every
(BM COrum, famous New Yor
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