Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-03
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When the Feathers Will Fly

THINGS SEEM TO BE BREAKING a little better for
Golde Ahearn these last weeks He's got himself feather
weight fight Friday at Capitol Arena between Isdro
Martinez of Panama and Davey Louisville, KY,
and Promoter Ahearn thinking the winner will beat the
new world champion Hogan kid BaSSey.
Golde has interest in Bassey because he imported
the only Nigerian to win world title not long and the
Kid won his to championship shot by licking Miguel
Berries in 12rounder Then BasSey went to Paris and
knocked out Cherf Hanna France in 10 rounds for the
crown.
IF Martinez beat Moore" Goldie ntones, "he can
beat Bassey. Now like that little Bassey Hogan call
him but this Martinez who amt % years old
yet the best eaherweght in the business for
BECAUSE HE ONCE WEIGHED 1876 pounds and had
been boxer himself Golde considered by kindly critics
as expert when it to matching tigers in the
featherweght division For fact Ahearn has made his best
matches with the little guys.
Some of Codies earlier matches put the spotlight
like Joey Archibald Petey Sarron and Freddie Miller
all world champions Ahearn was not so lucky when he
promoted heaves and other assorted pugS He had the
golden touch when it to matching up featherweghs
Golde brought Cher Hanna here and the now
dethroned champ extended to win 10-round split
decision Ike Chestnut who is becoming trial horse
and good Then there Bassey to whip Berries
out before that good battle Ahearn introduced Martinez
Nobody had heard much of Martinez before he
signed to fight Chestnut The customers stayed away in
droves but Isidro turned out to be something special
MARTINEZ BOXED RIGHT HANDED and then switched
to souhpaw He dropped the hghyranked Chestnut and
won easy decision.
Maybe didn't have many customers in Capitol
Arena that night Goldie but Isidro whatever
his name is converted lot of TV customers One
minute he's banging Chestnut with right lead and then
he shifts and unloads with left.
1.-THE guy hit just hard with hand the
other. I'd have to say that Martinez reminds lot of
Johnny Kbane, of the greatest little
Martinez can punch, box and he's great Snowman"
There is guy Martinez is fighting Friday a
23-year-od named Davey Moore Could Promoter Ahearn
md 1t in his heart to speak few words Moore behalf?
HES THE NO. 10 RANKING featherweght in the
world which than was" Godie says land
in poll Martinez is No. BaSsey No before he
feated Hanna, who No. /.
Now If am losing you with them rankings I'm sorry,
but what know for is that Martinez beat
Moore he's got it made
Like said, got to like Bassey He fights punches
like wish did. But got to like Martinez better"
This is fight that pits Martinez winner of 10 of 81
stopped ~ of "a pros On paper at least Moore no
bum. No less than Mr. Joe Holman the famed pubicist
points up that both Moore and Martinez hot as
amateurs too.
Moore was the 1852 National AAU and Olympic cham
pon Joe extolS Martinez undefeated in IS amateur
bouts and was the Latin American Olympic champ
Martinez only two losses pro we're to his best
friend Pedro Tess who killed in an automobile
accident Once in Panama City 1854 he was held TO
draw by Rodolfe Francis"
To which Ahearn unblushingly adds
This is night you amt gonna forget like Martinez
ana ike MIN 10 beat BaSSey and know that Bassey
Of my personal favorites You don't pick against
favore guy unless feel the other one can beat him