Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-06-06
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV BY FRANCIS STANN
Olson Comedies Punch, as Well

THE INTERNATIONAL BOXING CLUBS tom-tom beat
beginning to hit it up behalf of the June %
meeting between the Electromagnetic champion Archie
Moore Mddeweight Champ Bobo Olson and you'd have
to say they've got something to plug at this point There
only about three real sthghterS left in the world and
Moore and Olson are two of em.
Three years ago. the light-heavy and middlewegh title
holders paired and there certain dramatic
element to it when Sugar Ray Robinson. the little guy,
seemed to be cautiously removing MaxmS when the
heat got him between the 18th and 14h rounds The late
Jim Dawson of the New York Times carried thermometer
part of his working equipment that night and it showed
ITO degrees at rngSde The obvious conclusion was that
Maxim, being larger, did not melt down rapidly
Robinson.
one coming up could be better fight because
Olson may be good Robinson was in 1852 and
Maxim never saw the day he could whip Moore At least
he tried three times and blew EN- ALL Joey clever,
perhaps but he also dull. Moore packs enough of
punch not to be completely dull
BESIDES THERE is more riding the outcome of
this fight than the 175-pound title which hasn't been
lucrative for If Moore wins he almost has to be given
the next shot at Rocky Marcano. Even classified light
heavy Archie still the contender for the heavyweight
title and fighter of Rockys prideManager AL WE'LL not
forever bypass Moore for the likes
of Don Cockel.
And Olson should there has been talk of matching
him with Marciano On the face OF it, this sounds bit
preposous-a natural FOUNDER with not much punch
facing unbeaen 8pounder with perhaps an unmatched
is eliminated who else except
Olson?
Bob Ftzsimmons won the heavyweight 1897 when
he could weight Tor the
division but Fz great puncher and, while scaling
only 1877 dehronng kayo specialist in the
183- pound Jim Corbett.
The big punch not weight, to be the decisive
factor when big meet little For example, Dempsey
versus Jess Willard at Toledo in 1919
RECORD BOOKS SHOW that willard 6-foot-6 in
height maybe and weighing at least ESQ was unseated in
rounds by Dempsey, whose weight reported
1877. This rank deception, according to many eye
witnesses who the Dempsey of the time had to scale
less than that
The boy Dempsey hungry" Rinesder Jimmy Lake
argues I bet he didn't weigh much more than IT'S But
he could hit"
The situation was reversed 1921 when Dempsey at
reported 1873 demolished Georges Carpenter of France
who weighed IT, said This time was suspected
that perhaps 10 pounds put the Frenchman
less obvious miSmatch Carpenter could punch
he could take his size with single right
wallop.
French fighter hit Dempsey with his Sunday punch
early. The upshot merely-and this by Jacks own
admsson-that it made him blink and forget all about
Promoter Tex Richards admoniton to et the fellow stick
around for while" More nettled than angry Dempsey
disposed of Carpenter in the fourth.
IN THIS COMING FIGHT, then. it would appear that
size and superior punching would give him the edge
Olson but win lose this Archie Moore must down
boxing freak-modern style, anyway.
According to the record book he is merely pushing 80
years of age He began to fight professionally as
1886 Born in Collinsville Ill., Archie fought mostly in
San Diego until 1910 and then began real crazy mxedup
ring career.
First, after going far St Louis Moore switched
to the other side of the world. Melbourne Sidney
Adelaide Tasmania and back to San Diego. Then,
in ST. Archie underwent another cycle and got South
America concous He started in Panama and before the
year he'd fought always VIGOROUSLY, in Buenos
Aires CORDOBA or such place.
Well why not? Everybody had been avoiding him. Took
Is to book at Madison Square Garden
His fabulous got him nowhere until Maxim forced
finally meet Moore the championship in December
1852 Maxim lost got two subsequent paydays and many
beangs trying to get the title back and then more less
got lost.
Moores campaign since to get match with Marcano
has rutles but he whips Olson and nobody else
sight for Marcano it's to be Archie next time around
p,