Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-12
WIN, LOSE OR
6NAV By FRANCIS STANN
OF the Fourth MetocorpoI

young That fractured fourth metacapa bone in his
right hand could be the break got 1t
that more time probably will run out Archie Moore.
Patterson needs it. In September he could not beat
old Archie There at the ringside in Madison
Square Garden the other night who convinced that
Patterson picture fighter Styist young heavyweight
with authentic punch.
Come again? Even after % set-ups including some of
bookings talented oundheels but excluding Joey Maxim
the 21year- from Brooklyn had target
than Hurricane Jackson He exploded his biggest bombs
but couldn't put Jackson away much less down. 1t is true
that Hurricane ouweighed him 15a pounds and has rock
jaw besides, for the moment let's leave PattersonS
punching power lay
Picture fighter? Since when do picture fighters throw
punches with both feet off the floor? Righthand leads, at
that This and other small flaws will have to be corrected
and Patterson wise and old beyond his years. the first
to admit it.
THERE Is STILL NO WAY of knowing if Patterson can
take solid punch 1t must be presumed that he can but
only collision with such Moore is likely to prove it.
Old Archie punch. He put Rocky Marcano down And
old Archie take it, too He took Marcianos bombs for
eight rounds
Every week, every month that keeps Patterson away
from Moore increases the young mans chances If his
wounded mt gives him opportunity to fight
another seup between his eventual shot Moore
he will be ahead. Every day Archie grows older-and he
may be AZ now-helps All this makes wonder
about reports that Pattersons handlers going ahead
with plans for a September bout.
Moore pro before Patterson born. The old
master knows all the tricks and he take out with
punch 1t is to shudder to think Of what Archie might
at him Probably knock Floyd all the way back to Hesnk
where he the Olympic title middeweight in 1852
WERE 1T NOT FOR THE invention of the X-ray the
public might be taking dim view of Patterson's hand in
cast and the almost certain postponemen of fight with
Moore for the heavyweight title Otherwise was just too
pat, Floyds injury.
The fighter hadn't known there was anything wrong
with his hand in his dressing Gus DAmato his
didn't know. Harry Markson, managing director of
the IBC in complete ignorance So julius Helfand
commissioner of the New York State Athletic Commission
This 80 minutes after the fight. Patterson still
catted with reporters DAmato had washed in an adj
joining Markson already had asked Helfand for per-
mission to call September bout between Patterson and
Moore title few boxing writer's who knew DAmato
well frankly told him that Moore in their opinion would
take his tiger
Then they left . Markson, Holland the dressing
word painters and Dr. Vincent Nardelo first of two
examining physicians 1t set-Moore Patterson
between September l724-for the title The fighter and
his manager had not claimed injury, in
greater outward pain than the other.
And then a second physician for the Athletic Commits
sion discovered the fractured metacarpa Xrayed it for
posterity and it, No ght-not for long tme
A WEEK is A LONG TIME for Archie Moore. The old
CATERS just about had it, When he youngh and really
good they wouldn't give him chance. He beat all
the good ghtheavies and the heaves, barring the champs
he wasn't permitted to meet and toured the world in search
OF opponents and folding money Ironically he had to knock
out mddleweght Bobo olson to earn shot at Marcianos
big title
Could be, however that Pattersons metacarpal
double break-one for Floyd and for Moore The
IBC, apparently will have title fight this summer But
to keep Moore busy Octopus Inc could invent ersatz
elimination between Archie and Jackson.
Moore has almost nothing to lose 1t would be payday
for the old maestro and he can't get hurt He can't hardly
los they say although there connoiseurs who main
tain that beating Jackson might easier for old Arch
than beating Patterson
THIS REASONING is BASED on the fact that, while
Hurricane cannot punch defend himself, he is so
durable and reessy unorhodox to bother wheeling
old pro than Patterson
That may be- but by the token Moore packs an
authentic punch Patterson halted the Hurricane in his
tracks than Mooref he's got anything left
figures to knock out Jackson
If it's to be MooreJackSon match to fill in the dead
time will be the consciences of the promoters and
Jacksons something goes awry strikes
a lot Of people well, there Sugar Ray Robinson as
he quoted upon leaving the Garden.
He can take punch, all right" Sugar Ray conceded
but those medical people for the Athletic Commission ought
to keep an eye out. You only stop SO many"