Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-04
WIN, LOSE OR
NNAV By FRANCIS STANN
In the Wake of the BrowI

NEW YORK. JAN. 4-In the fight game it is evident
the trend toward youth growing boy Floyd Patterson
the heavyweight champion of the world. Now one who
not much older is the middleweight king This would
Gene Fullmer, 25, who that unanimous decision
Sugar Ray Robinson
In the wake of the brawl interesting that
not all SportsWrlters thought Fumer won at all couple
that command respect for sagacty the years. Joe Will
iamS and Bill Corum scored it for Sugar Indeed the
direct Williams topped his posthght column thusy:
IF Sugar Isn't Moaning, Why Should Anyone?"
The Robinson retnue five managers and slew of Others
including harresSe conceded their meal ticket had been
beaten by the crude but nexhausbe copper weer from
Utah. 1.-THE kid really u.s. Ernie Braca said
is oneffth of Robinson George Ganford another
manager was negative too IF we lose it, don't lose
that big he roared.
Obviously it matter of pride with the gigantic
Gainford He didn't like Judge Frank Forbes calling 1t 10
rounds to in favor of Fuler 1t should have closer
he apparently felt but he also resigned to defeat.
ROBINSON HIMSELF ADMITTED that he got beat This
was near midnight of January @ and he sitting the
rubbing table in his dressing Every few seconds
funky with towel would wipe away the blood from the
eye wound that later required eight stitches Sugar Ray
hardly the Harlem Dandy that stage he accepted
defeat-only his fifth in lat fights pro following
in 80 bouts as an amateur.
VIII you fight AGAIN." we asked the beaten warrior
Fullmer says he'll observe the the contract-a
turn within 80 days and 1920 split of the take
Il can't say now Sugar replied, YEARLY. Maybe . .
thing. -"
"Fullmer is bum," man burted out You can take
him. -"
IF Fulmer bum" Robinson interrupted in soft tone
what does that make me?"
The man recoied in proper embarrassment Then
tor plus couple of Pinkertons were blocking for him.
reached Sugar and began his examination Of the old champs
features
Hes rough, tough fighter" Sugar murmured as he
reclined the table i've had trouble with his kind years
ago"
RETURN BETWEEN Fulmer and Robinson might
easily draw s250OO0 Gene incidentally Fullmers entire
first name He was named for boxing hero-Gene Tunney
Just like Mickey Nantes first is just plain Mickey
after Mickey Cochrane the great catcher of yeseryear
whose first name actually is Gordon
Gene got interested in fighting when he years
DID, Manager Marv Jensen said "At IL he fighting in
the amateurs. He destined to be fighter guess
Marv didn't explain how his tiger managed to fighting
In the amateurs at such tender But the story that
Gene represented his age 16 at the time.
But we stray. second fight undoubtedly would mean
big payday for both Fumer and Robinson Fumer barely
collected from his purse just shy of $2 600 He
the mddeweight champion Of the world but with little NICOLA
TO SHOW Tor 1t inasmuch as he challenged for ridiculous
sum- Robinson got the money, but he and split up
about the way Max Baer split up commented
There's ITO per cent of me out I'll hardly make
IF THEY FIGHT AGAIN Fullmers almost got to win For
all OF his own desire and PRIDE Robinsons had It, He
not cope with this who durable and filled with
ambition Maybe Fullmer can't whip the other middle
Weights-Joey Gardelo, Spider Webb, joey Giambra
even Tiger Jonesbut he has too much constitution for the
aging Sugar When and If they meet again this brand-new
year Robinson will be 81 by the book don't forget Or by
his own count SO, which is old enough.
Still, Sugar may take another shot at Fumer, once
his heals and his left stops ringing made of with
most of the money true but there was man with paper
waiting for him when the fight 1t suit for
nonappearance in Philadelphia There his five man.
with fingers in the pie 1t extremely possible that
Sugar will subject himself to second thrashing OF
desperation How else is to support harresser and
private golf professional?
1t is possible too that Robinson could beat Fulmer
But he would have to be lucky. He would have the
welder from Utah, who said to bleed easily Cut him
early and worsen the wound.
Even If this were to come to pass it would be only
temporary respite unless the Sugar Man to win the
middeweight title for the fourth time this three already
is record There other middeweights rated higher
than Fullmer stalking, like ackas for attack Of their
own Ten years ago they would have tipped their hats to
SkJar and walked their wayA