Evening star., 1952-06-21

peen easy 10 moor joey, out this doesn't mean #Ez@
he hasn't been beaten. In fact 18 times
Maxim has lost. Francis stann
1t would Robinson has thing going for him that
nule the weight advantage of 16 to pounds Maxim
will hold
That thing Robinson or has been great
fighter, Maxim only mediocre Joey could hit power
commensurate to his weight he'd have liked he
were not polished boxer But he doesn't hit stops
Robinson the that it will be because eye cut
Robinson was cut up pretty good ago his winning
fight against Randy Tupn could have lasted
another round he might well technical knock
out winner Ray but he with tissue over
the eyes Maxms left ab could open the old wounds.
FOR ALL OF THE THEATRICAL flair of Maxim's manager
Maxim not exciting fighter rule nor is he
noisy type About the most arrestng statement
81 street fighter the Italian explains "1f
we got whipped by smaller kids lost standing I'll you
I'll be ashamed to home if can't beat middeweght
Now this is delivered straight face and coming from
Maxim it's being generally accepted by experts as possible
tangible Joey favor Whether it's enough be seen
The fight mob precisely sentimental group but for
fact more members roofing for Maxim than Robinson
This due to variety of reasons including the impression
that Ray has got made while Joey is shooting the
big money of his Additionally Kearns has following
These disciples knew Keans when had Dempsey Mickey
Walker when he lived high and spent freely They know
how hard he's worked They'd to see the old
Scoundre back in the chips.
WALCOTTS PREFERENCE for Maxim is understandable
under conditions Particularly if is inclined to look
for angle because Robinson victory Joey
the prestige Of lot of fighters including
pens that Maxim holds Oround victory walcot
Robinson while champion of his division
welterweght ruler, isn't fulledged middeweight
How would it look Walco might be thinking, to have 5S-
FOUNDER beat the who beat him. Jersey heavyweight
champion of the world?
Aside from inspiring amess parlor discussions it's almost
silly point the fact that fighter has given away
pounds prevailed It's silly because
each case of good little man beating big one there's
record OF a good big man beating little
Kearns good middeweight of the 192O Walker tried
to whip ght-Heavyweight Champion Tommy Loughran in
1929 and failed Six modern light heaves at
By then Tunney had grown to legitimate heavy
Delaney Billy Conn, John Henry Lewis Loughran and Maxim
all failed. .'..
ROBINSON WAS DOWN to less than pounds few days
ago. It's incredible to think that Ray If he beats Maxim could
also beat Wacott FOUNDER probably couldn't
But of Maxms win Jersey Joe could be
Ray although would smack strongly those
scores In which is possible to establish that Lewis & Clark
sometimes has better football team than Notre Dame
On the other hand, little have given away
tac weight and Dempsey for example,
to beat big than other te" heavyweghts handled
such giants Fred Fulton Norris Angel
Jess Willard far successfully than Tunney Willie
and Tommy Gibbons.
Dempsey was supposed to have weighed 1873 for Willard
when he at Toledo figure that's widely doubted
conceding he that heavy Dempsey still
the 245pound champion he annhiated Harry Greb
deweght beat Tunney Gibbons and Bill Brennan.
hope Greb spotted Joe Cox so pounds Coney
Island and
Jack Dillon was another small man who could beat bigger
Dillon IS to 40 pounds lighter than
and Tom Cower English protege of Jim Corbe both
Corbett himself knew how it felt to be whipped by little
meaning Ftzsimmons But while Ruby spotted
bett lot Of pounds in the memorable solar pexus fight it
not his peak gveaway That had to be the time
knocked out one Ed Dunkhors than 100 pounds heavier