Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
WIN, LOSE OR
DKAW By FRANCIS s7ANA
The Champ and the Ex


days that fight tonight Ceveland-Nino Vade of
Bob Baker-nay determine who's Rocky Mar
canos agenda Unless he quits which is unlikely Marciano
somebody to fight next June and/or September
and the ValdesBak winner be tapped But the fight
of the week probably will be another one-Bobo Olson
Sugar Ray Robinson-that will out of Chicago
Friday.
There a time when Robinson called the greatest
fighter pound for pound in the world This when Joe
Louis riding high too Over stretch he fought 81
without defeat he ratified off winning
streak of 40 straight.
Friday will underdog in 3h to-1 betting
win his sixth in bouts since coming out of retirement
Against Olson he's already licked twice This is be-
Sugar Ray pushing 80 and because his legs
suspect They saying that Robinson will have to stop
Bobo inside of The championship
distance Olsons middlewegh title being at stake is deemed
too long.
YOU ARE GIVEN A CHOICE in Chicago choice between
picking ex-champ who had been great and the
present ttehoder who merely good at BEST and
who is coming of complete knockout by Archie Moore
There are some fighters who never recover from bad
beating Olson had been knocked by Robinson back
in 1885, but not completely when he stepped of his
class last June % and challenged Moore for the ghheav
crown
The guns that later brought down Marciano but
keeps laid third round in New York
those wherein could have
toed 100 and since that time Bobo has trod gngery BY
way of preparing for Robinson he's had outings dec
Sioning Jimmy Martinez Gambra victims
not precisely top drawer.
Even install Olson the heavy favorte con-
cede that he cannot punch What they like the eight
years Bobo has Robinson and presumably the stronger
legs.
HAD RALPH cT1GER) JONES. journeyman middle
weights both BOTH would stand
fully qualified to weigh the merits of Olson Robinson
Even having fought both, Jones may
when he fatty picks Sugar Ray whom he January
Against Olson last February Tiger lost weight
decision III TO-
I'm figuring Robinson my fight with him. Jones
quoted That only his the comeback
him in his sixth fight that last with Rocky Casean
he was lot better He's still got his combinations. Almost
got in the second round"
OF Olson the Tiger says:
He'll be saving himself for the Is rounds look for
Robinson to get couple of good early Once he
hurts Olson, Ray will finish him. say in six
A KNOCKOUT SUCH AS predicted by Tiger Jones' how
almost has to be long shot Unless Moore did
something out Of Olson, the champ doesn't figure
stopped early Robinson couldn't quick kayo when
he at his peak how much chance has otherwise
do it at IS, after laying out in 1853 and 1854?
The first time Robinson Olson 1850 Sugar
Ray, pro for 10 years. weterweght champion of the
world and Bobo guy from Hawaii Back in early June
while Olson was training for Moore in Atlantic City, his
manager was talking of the first Robinson fight
That was the only time Bobo disobeyed me-" Sid
Flahery was saying. Il told the kd-Olson only o.
that he wasn't ready for Robinson match
was surprised at his good showing that Robinson
IL rounds to stop him."
What about the second fight Side" man asked
THAT was in So tell you, it close. the Is
round distance Don't forget Ray tops then Middle
weight champion and getting ready fight Joey Maxim for
the ightheavy title. Any time smaller like Robinson
outlook and oupunch Maxim, Ray did for rounds
before the heat got him. know he have real
good. Well, like said Bobo Just did get beat
Il wouldn't be afraid" Flaherty concluded f they ever
fought again don't look for third fight there is
you have to like Olson"