The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-06
AMBERS AND TONY |
CAN ION Fri MAY |
GET $4,000 GATE
Lightweight Title Bout on
Friday Night in New
York

New York, May e. Plenty
of fistic thrills will be sup
piled by Tony Canzoneri and
Lew Ambers after they square Oft
in fifteen scheduled rounds, at
Madison Square Garden, Friday
night. The winner will be pro-
claimed lightweight champion of
the world. Another capacity crowd
will sit in at the fireworks. 1t will
equal in attendance the recent I'm
pellittiere-Carnera crowd.
Promoter Jimmy Johnston is
staggered by the demand for tick
cts. He anticipates full house
with gross intake of 100000.
Incidentally, this will be the first
1S5-pound titular duel in the am
phitheater since the night of Nov
4, 1882, when Canzoneri success
mully staked his all against the
on slaughts Of the durable Billy
Petrolle. After dethroning AL Sim
ger with one punch on Nov IA,
1880, Tony accepted Kid Choco-
late's bluff and beat him handily.
Canzoneri made the mistake of
squaring off against Barney Ross
in Chicago, the latter's backyard,
so to speak, and quite naturally
blow his mythical diadem. They
clash in fifteen rounds several
months later. Tony came within
the proverbial eyelash of knocking
out the Windy City lad. To his
dying day the gritty Italian will
believe. hesretrieved his laurels. The
officials however, decided in Bar
ney's favor.
Shorn Of his crown didn't dis
courage Canzy. As a matter of
fact. he got new lease upon life
knocking out Kid Chocolate, Billy
Townsend and Cecil Payne in jig
time. Then he went on to whip
Cleto Locatelli, twice handsrun-
ming; Pete Nebo, Baby Arizmendi,
frankie Kick and Harry Dublin
sky. Only a few nights ago he
broke little Eddie Zivic's heart by
bowling him over in seven stanzas.
If he triumphs Friday night,
Canzoneri has let 1t be broadcast
that he will have no hesitancy
meeting the foremost challenger
just as quickly as manager Sammy
Goldman says the word. Tony has
amassed fortune over stretch
of ten years participating in over
125 battles, and thrice crowned
champion feather, junior welter
and lightweight. He is only 26
years old, record books to the con-
trary notwithstanding. He can use
so more ready cash for he is build
ing a 50-room hotel on his big es-
tate at Marlboro. N. Y. He hopes
to fight another Ave years.
Can the veteran Canzoneri stop
short his opponents winning
streak? win youth triumph over
gaze. pugilistically speaking? Tony
says no. Ambers feels secure in
the belief hiatt his speed will baf-
fie his Italian antagonist from
start to finish. Lew declares the
long route will catch UP with Can
zoneri.
Ambers was named No. / chal-
lenger by the New York Boxing
mission. He stood up like a major
for the solons turning in exhiliarat-
ing performances against the cool,
sharp shooting Harry
Dublinsky, and the seeking Sammy
Fuller.
When Ross abdicated because he
could no longer make the weight,
1875 pounds, Johnston, the Garden
lost no time matching
Tony with Lew. In his forty years
of managing fighters and promot.
ing big shows johnson considers
this one of the best bouts he has
ever arranged. 1T figures to be
fight to the teeth every inch of the
way" Johnston informs a palpitat- |
ing public. 'They are without a |
double the best lightweights I've
seen in years."
Two nights before Canzoneri |
stopped Zivic. Ambers went to Pro- |
violence, r. l., where he knocked |
the skids from under Honeyboy |
Hughes legs in four frames.
The weight calls for 136 pounds |
at two o'clock on the afternoon of |
battle. Canzoneri Is training like |
a Trojan at Marlboro, N. Y. AM
bers is working out at Orange
burgh, N. Y. Both will remain In |
camp until the morning Of the
fight.
The betting still favors Amhers
at to s. Most of the Canzoneri |
boosters want the odds he IL re-
turned victorious by. a knock out. |
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