Evening star., 1953-12-23

pretty neat bit of doing He infinitely faster than Wal
lace and he punching in that ashng style that he ex
hibts occasion The trouble is Ez can't hasn't in
cent been putting his good fights back to back Prob
ably there higher echeon fighter today who is
inclined to into trance than the mustachoed from
Cincinnati.
WHEN CHARLES is GOOD, he is apt to close to
being good 1t Waaces misfortune to catch him
good night and it is suspected the IBC diSap
pointed Wallace Had Coey managed convincing vic
tory presses undoubtedly would have started rolling
with publicity fodder for Marciano oWaace title fight
It is easy to why Wallace preferred to Charles
He comparatively to the general public is younger
than both Charles and Marcano and the only to
whip Rocky This happened IN an amateur bout years
when Macano wearing two left feet and fighting out of
Fgg Nevertheless it's the record and might
have sold tickets.
but to his handlers we'll Tom Tannas the inuen
ta if not coorfu member of the firm of Tannas and
Jake Mntz, remembered saying he can't fathom his
often reluctant tiger Last when the IBC play
ing with Charles and Roland LaStarza
Marcianos September opponent Tannas remarked
"LaStarza is nothing At least my guy fight if he
feels like it, Trouble u.s. who knows when he feels like
fghting?"
IT is VERY POSSIBLE that Charles, who reputed to
fancy the instrument is bull fiddle player at heart When
LaStarza chosen the sacrca lamb by the IBC Ez
went into of his frances An unframed Cuban Negro
named Valdes licked him in Miami and then light
heavyweight Philadelphia Harold Johnson beat him.
time that felt moved to buy his
set of fiddle strings and retire him. Probably
might have happened if he had lost to Coey
Wallace he's back in the picture Next apparently
comes Sattereld national TV picture you be
arcano sattereld probably hits harder than
body business but he's full fighter in that he gives
enthusiastically than he takes It's apt to be vo-
lent, short and reasonably impressive test.
Whether the will Charles to the decision
remains be seen, contingent probably the
Satered exhibit If is asked and if he succeeds in
beating bo it believed likely the Harold Johnson thing
will be forgotten if possible.
THIS IS NOT particularly appropriate time for fell
1oul ljknM Marcian tO he
he his remaining years in boxing If he's lucky on
the fingers hand There nobody around for him to
fight heavyweight champion isn't pulling down
big purse year the risk of falling short of be-
coming millionaire.
1t is unfortunate perhaps, that Rocky came along
dozen or more years too late Marcano and Joe Louis in
Rocky and Baer Rocky and Tony Gaento Rocky and
Primo Camera Rocky and Max Schmeng might have
Nothing classic understand but robust Pier
Six action.
Marcano's true rating among heavyweight champions
may established through fault of his own His
etractors point when they the only young fighter
he's fought since the top LaSarza and that
of the othersLous Lee Savold and Jersey Joe wal
cott-were at the end of the trail
Whether the camp and the 1BC likes 1t or not
they've got to Ezzard Charles during the next few
months LaSarzas had it and Wacott is beyond the stage
where it's worth busting him of again.