The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
|CANZONERIIN' THIRD BIDlFOR 135IB. GROWN
Win Over Ambers Will Gre ate Ring History for
 Little Italian

Tony Canzoneri, regarded by many as the greatest fighter for his size that ever drew on 8 boxing glove will try to accomplish something that has never been attempted be- fore in the history of boxing, when he faces Lou Arnbers, the; present lightweight champion of the world, for fifteen rounds, in Madison Square Garden, on the night of May 7th with the title involved.
 Canzoneri has held that coveted crown twice before the swearS he will annex it for the third time when he crashes with the present incumbent on the 7th of next month. If Tony succeeds in his quest he will establish a record in hstiana that may never be equalled. It has never been accomplished before, but Tony and his manager Sammy Goldman say that boxing records are made to be broken and that so called jinx- es will be smashed to srnithereens when Tony faces that bounding youngSter from Herkimer.
 Besides holding the lightweight crown on two different occasions Tony has been the featherweight and junior welterweight champion of the universe. Also, it must not be for gotten that Canzy once fought for the bantamweight champion when he met Bud Taylor and boxed him a vicious draw. j
 Real Champ
 But, it was as the lightweight king that Tony rose to his greatest heights and no champion in the game ever defended that title so courageously as that great little italian. He never ignored a chal- lenge and never quibbled over weights an dother minor details. It was Canzineri's business to fight and he took them all on as they came along. e.a. -.
 Tony started his title holding stunts when he beat Benny Bass for the featherweight crown in 1928 and it was in 1880 that he won the light weight championship bystopping Al Singer with single punch in the opening round. Immediately after that he knocked out Jackie Kid Berg in a title match in three rounds and followed that by beat ing Berg for the second time in fifteen rounds. He outscored Billy Petrolle and Kid Chocolate in two fierce fifteen rounds with his title at stake. It was in 1883 that Tony lost his title to Barney Ross in 8 close ten rounder at Chicago. Canzy won the junior welterweight title from Jackie Berg in 1880, but lost it to Johnny Jaddick in 1881. He regained 1t the same year by beat ing Battling Shaw. It was in 193e that Tony regained the lightweight title by defeating Lou Ambers 1T fifteen rounds, but lost it back tt Lou in 1886.
 Fighter
 Over a course of eleven years Canzoneri has fought more than 15( battles and never ignored a chal- lenger. In severe contract to other champions who hide off with their titles and demand all StortS of con- ritions from every one who seeks 8 match, Tony Canzoneri surely stands out as the greatest fighter of his day. 4tte4, e,,l4
 Take the case of Barney Ross, the welterweight champion. Barney won the title from Jimmy McLarnin in 1884 and defended it year later against the same boxer when the latter defeated him for the crown. A little later regained the title in another match against the McLarn- in fighter, but except for an occas- ion match Barney has been eursing his crown where the boys are unable to get a shot at it.