Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW By FRANCIS s7Aun
Biz FIGHT Niqht?

NEW YORK, JUNE g. = There must be dozens of old
heavyweights spinning in their graves today. maybe
there dozen still this earth who looking
at their wanes and wondering Is years away
thering is too long
These-the living and the dead-could fight little bit
Some could do very WELL yet they anywhere
as close to heavyweight championship will the victor in
onght Floyd Patterson Hurricane Jackson bout Madison
Square Garden
With sigh of relief International Boxing Club an
nounced yesterday that both bateS had safely
turned to the city from their mountain training camps
dangerous the Any day Patterson or Jackson
might have been atened by innocent sparmate least
they removed from the scrutiny of Sportswrers who
they can't pick winner can spot bad fighter when
they
Sentiment at the weghng-in ceremonies today was that
Patterson almost had to win drive the IBC out of business
1.-THE IBC stopped nothing years. large Dan
Parker put it, "but the boxing trust might have quas
of conscience about sponsoring such cruel practical joke
on the pseudo science Jackson-Moore title match"
ARCHIE MOORE, AGE UNDETERMINED is the third
party in this whimsical tournament to
Rocky Marcano an ancient practitioner an out-and
out humbug artist but he knows practically all there
know about fighting At least he knows far than any
body still active including Sugar Ray Robinson the
to face Marcano and dump the retired champ
the call as No. on the list.
Patterson and Jackson fighting to see who will
become No. Presumably Nos. and will meet in Septem
Der and, presto there's the big question:
however how did Patterson Jackson get semi
finals in the first place?
Patterson, so Olympic boxer fought two heavy
lock- he turned pro- He has been along
fully by DAmao manager hasn't been able
to lose for winning With exception, that is Just mite
too Floyd matched with old Joey and got
beat, his only loss.
Maxim one-time nght-heavyweght champion, had
already had it. Even his Doc Kearn had spoken
in truth than in jest about taking Joey
been everywhere except behind the Iron Curtain Kearns
said then. Maybe that's good place for him."
JACKSON is PHYSICALLY qualified to be a heavyweight
and weighs 100 and he wandered into the fight by
mistake He barely terate big colored boy from Georgia
who migrated to New York and found bus driver who
thought he had future boxing Jackson strict vege-
tarian he tells he devours steak big theater
seat.
there is one thing he's got going for him. it's stamina
hence the Hurricane" He walks when he rum He
ceaseessy If he can't brush spider web with
swipe he will do it with several hundred Many op
who could box better punch lowered
his banner because of Hurricanes hustle.
Since Hurricane can't box and can't hit all he's got is
eligibility The fight mob is willing to concede that
him. since there nobody some who give him
chance to beat Patterson who hasn't faced what little
heavyweight opposition Jackson has But against Moore
that's something else.
THAT THIS FIGHT will be wing ding is the hope of
the BC naturally because it may payday later with
Moore. But high financial ambitions being held by
President Jim Norris and his staff This fight they
right to teevision and If crosses $4,000 in the Garden
tonight it apparently will a surprise.
An unofficial spokesman Mushky Jackson, moaned that
night baseball between the Yankees and Indians
would kill the fight crowd.
At the Hotel Edison where many fighters and most of the
hangers-on with the price of STOP old pro
Johnny head guy of the poter DESK watched the scan
activity in the lobby with mildly cynical air.
Hell be back" he said
"who?"
"Marciano"
"Rocky's retired"
Maybe He'll Patterson and jackson. Then he'll
think about Moore who he knocked out AIS Rocky did
retiring like they said to get Norris of the hook