Evening star., 1934-02-28
ITALIAN FAVOR|TE
ON RING RECORDS
Champ Has Licked Soundly
Biq Boxers 0utsmarted
by Present Foe.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

| nj Tommy Loughran has
v many supporters who
4 think he has better than
an outside chance of holding
Primo Camera off in the early
rounds and keeping enough in
reserve to win the world heavy
weight title at Miami tomorrow.
They base Their opinion on the
| Philadelphian's unusual success against
| the mammoths of the ring. Vittorio
Campolo, Big Boy Peterson, Walter
Cobb, Jack Gross and Ray Impelli-
there are some of the giants Tommy
has outsmarted.
You cannot get away from the
records. Loughran holds decisions
against these big boys. What did
Bog Boy Peterson failed to last
minute on one occasion. Pete tried
again and went into the second round
before he was counted out. Gross
took it on the chin and made an un-
gainly dive in four rounds, and Cam
polo failed TO stick around after two
rounds Of buffeting
Camera did not meet Walter Cobb,
as they are in the same stable. 1mpel-
litiere was too raw to stack up against
the Italian giant.
| Past performances often prove a
poor guide when rating the abilities
| of fighters. The dope is thrown to
| the winds when an outsider gallops
home to victory. Physical and mental
advantages far outweigh what has
| ono,,rraJ in a rra,,io,,e hoi,t ,,p pdar AZ
ferent conditions.
TN THE present case We have a
shopworn veteran. skilled in the
art of eyading hard blows and
adept in countering as long as his
! strength lasts, pitted against an oppo-
nent of extraordinary size and SEEM
ingly superhuman strength. Loughrau
| is the veteran, compelled to call upon
| the skill and reSourcefulness learned
/ in IA bitter years in the ring. Camera,
/ younger in years, with the physical
attributes of giant, has been care
fully schooled in the art of flsticuf1s.
/ He is far too strong for the ambitious
Philadelphian.
/ While some expect Tommy to outlook
Primo at long range, they are in for
a surprise when Camera steps around
and forces the issue by boring In at
/ the outset Of each round. This will
be something new to the Philadel-
phian, who has been accustomed to
setting his own pace with the lumber
/ ing big fellows. Camera Is not that
sort. He may not be graceful. but he
! trips ground as fast as one fully 100
| pounds lighter.
r OUGHRAN looks we'll In training.
He looks far better In making up
for pictures. His well muscled
body, fighting stance and pugnacious
face give one the idea that he can
/ punch. But his lack Of a wallop re-
duces Tommy's chances against Car
nera. He can annoy the big fellow
considerably with a jab, but that is
not hurting him.
Loughran has made smart fights
! against some of the best fighters We
have known during the past IL years.
Tommy never will box a bigger man
unless he has a line on him before
hand. This was proved, in one In
stance, when he chose Big Boy Peter
son instead Of Mike Mandeu. Offered
the choice of the two, Tommy selected
Peterson because he knew him better
than the novice Manden.
The Philadelphian does not step
around with the agility Of his light
/ heavyweight days. He does not walk
with the same easy stride. Instead.
his knees give bit and he walks as
though fiat t-footed-the sure sign of
a beaten out pugilist who has seen his
best days.
Unless Tommy has discovered Ponce
de Icons fountain of youth In
Florida and reverts to his best light
heavyweight days the outlook Is not
promising for the ambitious veteran
from Philadelphia.