The Washington times., 1937-12-29
Abrams Gives Promise
Of Gaining Ring Fame
Vim COrnnier
To Battle
Cannarata
BY FRANK BUCK" o'NEILL

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George Abrams, who stepped into
the limelight by giving Steve Ma.
makos a boxing lesson, never may
make the grade. But if there is
any youth in this neck of the
woods who has a chance to gain
national recognition in the ring
it is George Abrams. He has a lot
Of natural ability, and goes about
his assignments in workmanlike
manner. If he were bit taller he
would be better off, but he is young
and has not yet attained his full
growth.
Here and there you hear the
statement that he carried Mama
kos for the last three rounds. That
is not true. Neither is it fair to
Abrams nor to Mamakos. George
tried with everything at his COM
mand to knock the Golden Greek
right back to the Hellespont, but
Steve is a game, rugged kid with
an amazing ability to absorb pun
ishment. He didn't go down be-
cause he wouldn't go down, and
Abrams didn't knock him out be-
cause he wasn't able to do so.
In passing, it is hoped by the
writer that MamakoS will not too
often test his ability to take a
licking. FiStiana's SargasSo is
filled with mumbling wrecks that
once were the counterpart Of the
gorgeously muscled Golden Greek.
Mamakos will know within a
short time whether he is going to
scale the heights, or merely attain
the status of q "club fighter" or
crowd pleaser." If the latter
rating is his limit, he had better
retire
ABRAMS A SWIFT BOXER
Much has been said in the last
48 hours Of the Stabbing left jab
and the jolting left hook of
Abrams. Not a little has been said
of his jarring right cross.
Those assets are obvious, but
Abrams goes far beyond those
fundamentals in his fighting
equipment. It was fascinating to
watch the youngster time Ma
makoS' leads and slip away, side
step them or weave inside of
them. Abrams did all three, and
countered with skill not ordin-
arily found in a young fighter.
Abrams feinted Mamakos into
paving with his left. BY Swaying
back on his right foot Abrams
avoided the punch and then pun
iShed MamakoS heavily. Against
a sharper puncher of greater pace,
Abrams may have more difficulty.
But he will be a better fighter him
self because of his experience with
MamakoS. He already is a sharp
puncher. He already has the de-
tense of a fighter blessed with
split second reflexes. With intelli-
gent handling he may go q long,
long way.
Ivan Nedomatsky challenged the
winner of the Abrams-Mamakos
brawl. Nedomatsky weighs lat
pounds and can make las. Abrams
can make $50 under pressure. It
would not do him much good to
make weight, and it might do him
some harm. Abrams is a faster
puncher and a Swifter boxer than
NedomatSky, but the latter car
rieS the heavier wallop.
Goldie Ahearn announced today
that he had signed Nick Camarata,
featherweight of better than
average ability, to fight Vincent
Cormier. Cormier fought here
against Calvin Calp, of Baltimore,
and made a favorable impression
on local fans.
CAMARATA A GOOD BOXER
Camarata fought three winning
fights at the Hippodrome under
the direction of Mike Jacobs. He
fought Austin Gonzales, frankie
Taranova and Felix Garcia, ALL
three rated well among the fast
fighting club warriors Of Gotham.
He halls from New Orleans, and
learned the rudiments of his craft
in the gymnasium that sent Pete
Herman to the bantamweightl
championship, and Tony Canon
eri on his way to the featherweight
and lightweight championships of
the world.
Irish" Johnny Dean walked
about town today telling one and
all that he is sorry he included
that extra pint of mixed ale in his
training diet. It was fine for q
while, Johnny will tell you, but
along about the sixth round with
Joey StraigeS, it began to get in
its heavy work. A couple Of times !
Dean might have won the fight If
he had been in condition to smash
over one well-timed punch.