Evening star., 1951-09-12

There is record of Sugar Rays having
employed rngside haircomber in this country where he
generally the most perfect fighting machine
produced in But in Europe apparently Robinson
astidous appearance his fighting
potential
"E transforming, you chaps call it." guesses Mr..
On the Continent Ed been knocking few
with his hair neatly combed ow Sugar to
Randy dferent?"
IT HAD BEEN triumphant tour for Robinson until he
fought Turpn He had hoped from city to another
Paris Antwerp Lege Berlin Turin-knocng local cham
pons then into this strong hungry kid Randolph
Adophus Turpin of bennington spa England
the smoke had cleared Robinson exchampion
beaten the second time in 1872 fights And we'll beaten
gave Turpn nine rounds four
and thought the ocal had
been generous with Robinson
So they fight again tonight the biggest
match Louis and Max schmeing met in 1888
there will be hair-sy Robinsons because
is strictly business. There will be for any
handlers except those who advise stop bleeding and
tubes under the nostris of their mbaed tiger
Tonight there be for Sugar Ray At 81
Of fighter since he 1 it's up to Robinson to prove
whether he's still got hasn't Will his wondrously nble
legs hold up? Has he fully charged his batteries since the
joyous European Can he Is hard rounds must
he gamble knocking his inside of rounds?
ROBINSON SHOWED nothing in training camp, way
the other boxed sparngly and than six
He he did road work. but there
days all action called of at Pompton Lakes
while Sugar oored into town to attend to his many businesses
or celebrate his wife'S birthday.
performed Ray looked like the old Robinson. He
still ncomparaby graceful with that deadly quality about
By comparison he made Turpn, training upstate in
the Catskils look awkward
The Brsher splendid physical specimen, rugged and
vre of Sugar Rays sickness and fnesse
pursts Turpn makes hundred mistakes, whereas
Robinson the whole book boxing by heart
yet they the who fought two months ago
and So-called tyro Turpin by few klometers
Turpn may well have been overly diScredted arriving
country Critics have been to harp his alleged
mistakes overlooking his obvious stamina The Brltlsher has
boxed rounds day. plus doing road work
cashencs bag punching He 2S years younger
than Sugar Ray that may count the bout goes distance
And Barney says This hungry You don't
Cadillac parked outside his door, do you
ROBINSON HAS DISPLAYED the utmost respect for his
opponent. calls Turpin great puncher with battling
style But there aides in Sugar Rays camp who have
expressed confidence in their man. They nave oeen
saying, in effect
What good all that energy if guy can't box? Who
looked better Dempsey his Tunney fight
and who got beat? Dempsey that's who He got beat o
And who everybody picking few weeks ago when
Murphy fought Maxim? They picking Murphyand
Joey made monkey outta him"
Well answers should be forthcoming tonight but
thought the British to be impressed with
the Sugar Ray spent the of the fight at the
home of his mother in New York.
E did in London might ave ad bearing the
outcome British writer theories keeping late hours
you and his entourage quarred
quite we'll the oen fact the Aga Khan occupied those
suites when they eand to show their appreciation they
the manager very good ticket to the Turpn
all the they been rattling dshpans and
very late our and right under the window of the
At rate the presented is ticket the
night of the fight and commanded the best seat in
Ears Court compliments Sugar Ray Robinson And don't
you know spent the evening roofing like the dickens
for Turpin."