Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-28
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW BY FRANCIS sTANN
Strange InterIude


All American foolishness and bowl hystera the IBC
has rugged fist fight involving the heavyweight champion
ship of the world Up to great interest has been
noted but Friday will be shown free millions of
TV and after ALL Rocky MarcianoS vacated throne
will be up for grabs.
Such the disparity between the gladiators that Floyd
Patterson not at the most crawler-
when Archie Moore launching of bizarre
boxing history Moore champion of the light
heavieS who longer to make IT'S pounds
claims to be 80 old but might be A. Patterson is 81
If like youth the pick is obvious Most of the smart
boys say that if you like money, bet Moore.
Probably there never has been title match to parallel
the circumstances involved The favorte is old enough
be the underdogs father If he wins Moore will become
the Oldest heavyweight champion Eyes, remember Wal
co; Patterson the youngest he wins Moore could be
the first ghheavy champ to move up, Patterson the first
Olympic champ. (He mddleweight when he beat a
Russian in the 1852 fnaD heavyweight title
AID infnitum.
FOR WANT OF A BETTER starting point heavyweight
champions traced back February 1892 date of
bare knucke brawl between John L. Sullivan Paddy
Ryan, and at time did ght-heavy ruler win the Big
One Some pretty good l75pound champs tried too begin
ming with Jack Root in 1905
Root, you may or may not recall, was stopped by
Marvin Hart Georges Carpenter lasted less than four rounds
with Jack Dempsey. Tommy Loughran managed go IL
rounds with Primo Camera who had S2pound weight
advantage but lost the decision John Henry Lewis. Billy
Conn., Gus Lesnevch and Joey Maxim subsequently joined
the No Can Do Club
Old Con Man Moore Just might For this fight he is
calling himself mongooSe patterson 1.-The young snake"
and talking up characteristic With perhaps par
donabe pride he refers to his boxing Sks his rapier
like but noneheesS cruel punches BY and large he is
poyng the technique he used prior his abortvt
attempt to dethrone Marcano.
If you remember Moore dsregarded the wishes of the
IBC and did his training in faro North Adams Mass, in
the mountain country Press visitors aft mainly
and heard more than they Moore would only box two
three rounds and spend the rest of his guests time
speechmaking.
ANCIENT ARCHIE SPOKE of Marciano's crudeness anc
his knowhow Don't you get the message?" would
ask Moore was on message" hinge during those weeks
He spoke in parallels in which messages" wrapped
When he asked, and he's being asked now why hi
doesn't box rounds in preparation his drppec
with more irritation
why should 1? know how to fight There's nothing
can learn"
Archie leaves unsaid is the condition of his legs
Sooner later the old guys legs have 60 There
telling how many rounds left in them, which coulc
account for his reluctance to embrace orthodox training
program.
Yet against Marcano he all but called his shots Their,
was nothing wrong with his legs and before he caught
Rockys ninth-round bomb September 1885, he had ex
hibted his ancient skiS and his punch had dumped the
noW-retired champion.
THREE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS who come to mind wen
on to win world titles prosJackie Fields frankie Genar
and Fdel LaBarba-but they in lighter divisions
than the heavyweight.
Patterson, of IL children of chauffeur has wor
all except one OF his 81 pro fights Not surprising
youth ne may be one Of the least tested of all
heavyweight chaengers He has fought only two men
any repute-and that was modest-and one Joey Maxim
beat him eight-round decision In his last fight
June OF this year-Hurrcane Jackson his other so
called major opponent
In PatterSons the question raised Can he TAX
good punch? There understandable doubt Maxim
can't punch lick, nor Jackson Unless Moore col
apses completely Jersey Joe did against Marcan
in MS second tight here in Chicago young Patterson ha
got to be hit harder than he before.
THE IBcs PUBLICIsTs, assigned to convey favorabl
impression OF Patterson lyrical his speed "a cob
when he strikes and his punches an atomic nature
Changing the needle they point that Floyd also has
genter side once 1t is written he knocked down an op
ponen named Chester Moiszsa Chicago Stadium In tn
process Moiszala lost his mouthpece started gropn
for IT,
lnsiead o. following through Patterson helped his op
ponent IND the mouthpiece says the bluro although
eventually Moiszala knocked out
The young had better not help Ancient Archl
look for any lost mouihpec Friday night Il does Foy
Is apt % wind Up looking FOR MS own head.
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