Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-16
At The Rinqside
SAxTON A MAN no WATCH AMONG WELTERs

SAxToN A MAN TO WATCH AMONG wELTERs
Alter bnr SSSn. for % months :" ne Sht :" Oct a. the
mddewsght title OF the world win have claimant Al Madison
land win seek 10 regain the when he faces Carl ob" Olson
Of Hawaii IN q l5-rOund bout
They fighting championship vacated
by Ray Sugar Robinson making very living
dancer in night clubs and on theatre stages
Turpn British Negro the e0-pound defeating
Robinson In stupsndouS upset In London but lost TO Sugar Ray
two months later
has fought Sugar Ray twice but lost both times the first being
This fight nationally tssvissd for home consumption The
bout being promoted BY the International Boxing Club
Born July iD2s. TuFpn the youngest fighting
bOhes All three gained their ring experience by fighting
niva taking on all In 90 professional fights
won 81 BY knockOuts and has lost only three bouts
Randy although fighter with q rough.
strong hard punching ba,tsr who at the time elusive
Olson good have much Of punch lie
not the type Of fighter fans love To although
We has lost only five OF 30 pro battles.
AZ Iris nngsidsr IT, Tupln possibly
TKo the late TO appear Olson
cause Of his boxing ability and his ability to take
mdeF believes there loyalty ability
nected In odds against Turpln.
bOner viii, oisons wiz be good hardouEh interesting
battle and probably will be close but Randy should
1rSstea 70 Oct EIOsIvs I4y.PoUnS TVIs Soc, A. Ls"
Johnny Braon who far brief period held the wsr~sEht
championship after Sugar Robinson gave up
middswsght champ getting at the II7pound title
He to challenge Kid uavIlAn Chicago In
ound battle The reason that Johnny In not the champ today
that oayAn whipped him final
For Bratton win be his chance glory
pdcted for him when CheaEos
HGhwsGh broken jaws at the hands Of Beau Jack and
thsn lightweight champ Ike williams untImsiy
Burton helped set him
Then he began campaigning wstsrwsEht
he had lost his Chicago BrattoR
his nby 10 through when the going rough pic.
tue ngherexcssnt Foowork and the
posasaSor OF brutal punch
Ths bout broadcast EXCEPT IN
the Chicago which will Be bIAcksd
ny tha according must
for uaan he stands 10
the
hg bas withheld $4,000 Of the Kids pay pending fight.
ing Braton he does not fight BattOn challenger get
ths withheld money
Hitting sports copy desks past h mmsoEraphsd rs
hinder that Robert X third wear
chairman Of the New York Listed among
his achievements working National
hG Association safety measures and the
founding Of boxlnE's first hall
Other accomplishments noted campaigns
champions which has resulted In champs defending
year at least and hn fight rRckssss sport boxing
Ever since cstsnbSrry became chairman Sept 1851 an
Feormist he has been controversial pugiam He
been cursed and he has uded that
running the best tights wants too much
purity Others praise him who by principles
H@ has made Questionable which
changed the Judges both his friends
ana h enemies that he sport
One thing the bulletin does not mention Il.
ma a treatment Of deserving nRheru
should get their chance for big fights white coor,
OF boring Chairman chratenbsrry not be always right
aotionAt but he always II . credit 10 the sport
Gene Smith % Warrington win . redeem himself
In the Saturday when no has rematch win
nm BonnO Of Pittsburgh In d. O.
In bout Sept favored Smith and won
rugged ioound decaiOn punching CON
"dered the best In the South could not stop BOsOS rushing