Evening star., 1952-07-31

Marcano laid low the Golden Boy the
West First there was jab and then :"
Son." drawled Jack Hurley manager of Matthews "I
wouldn't advise write jab couldn't
ab me at Is inches Make em all hooks and you'll be right
NORMALLY, EVEN world champion fighters are per-
mtted to sit in the peWS which
promoters TV performers heeer photogra
pliers and boxing writer's But the night Yankee Stadium
they let Jersey Joe Walco sit up close and behind him.
Joey Maxim.
International Boxing Club apparently felt it was good
business After ALL Walco supposed fight the
and, who knows maybe Matthews got licked thered
Maxim Matthews bout for the light-heawyweght title
1T may have mistake part IBC however
to sit Wacott close to the slaughter Referee Ray Miller
hardly had finished his count Matthews when Wacott
out of his seat and gone
Maybe somebody cracked "hen never
shooting he'll wind up the way resin all
his pants"
WALCOTT WILL RETURN of course but he may play ex-
remey hard to get now Clever as he and better pucher
than NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. almost has to lose to Marcano The
from Brockton is too destrucveand too nde
Sructbeto be anything but heavy favore beat Walco
in September or whenever they fight
Walco his manager Felix Bocchicchio must realize
this much Marciano Ezzard Charles who cautious
that Wacot outg him. He is aged Louis whom Walcott
couldn't defeat in two attempts Knowing this it will be hard
bargain the Bocchcchio- -Wacott combine will drive.
Walco almost predesned his title it follows
that Bocchcchio will well paid well paid in fact
that little will be left for Marciano And the IBC which
controls Rocky will agree WELL Bocchccho may exert little
additional This time the New York State Athletic
Commission, headed by Bob ChrStenberry.
Bocchicchio has license York Christenberry
takes dim view of Felix past social and business
certainly said Bocchccho will demand portfolio
his man stakes his title against Marciano.
IT COULD BE AN embarrassing situation for Chrsenbery
who failed Bocchicchio in slick magazine recently But
when asked title bout in New York might
involve pardon Chrenberry would only well that
bridge when we come to it,
The economics of the boxing game dictate 6040 split
between principals promoter for title match OF the so
per cent offered to the fighters the champion usually demands
40 and sometimes settles for 5 depending on his popu-
larty his box-offce appeal
There have been exceptions In the June bout in which
Maxim defended his title against Sugar Ray Robinson 1t
challenger per cent and the ghtheavy
king who settled for 90 The of that Robin
drawing Nobody watch Maxim at
least his fan club is not large
evidence that walcott will continue to insist
per cent leaving Is for Marcano It's not Wacott the
public Marciano But Jersey thing
going for him that Maxim didn't against Robinson He Walcot
holds the big title All Maxim had the 75pound crown
which rarely has been associated with big money.
IF A WALCoTT-MARCIANO meeting is signed 45-15
basis not unlikely must that Rocky advisers
victory his advisers include Matchmaker
WE'LL of the IBC. gs
There parallels this type of match. Schmeng
caught Louis and knocked him out while Jim Brad
held title Schmelng regarded the logical chal
lenger while knowing he wouldn't get first crack at the
elderly Braddok the German set training and even
reported to empty stadium the night of the fight
the the 2Oth Century Sporting Club wanted
the goth Century being the orerunner of the IBC So
Braddok drove hard bargain He'd fight this almost inevitable
conquero big the purse and for 10 cent
of Louis if he became champion.
dumped early. But he lost,
Wacott figures to lose against Marano And while Braddock
him.
strange DEAL a strange business too.