Evening star., 1959-12-02
WIN, LOSE OR
OkAW By FRANCIS s1ANN
A Briton in Texas

JOE BROWN, BUSIEST of all the current world cham
pions puts his lightweight title the line tonight in
nationally televSed tiff from Houston, and in England,
where restraint normally is practiced when a home
bred shoots for the top the bluffs expecting young
Dave Charney to dethrone man.
Charnley is 25-year-od graduate of a tough water
side neghborhood in Southeast London with neat If
not gaudy record What's more he's Southpaw, and the
last time Old Bones Brown in the ring with lefty
he almost lost his That back July g. 1885,
when Kenny Lane gave Brown hard time also in JoeS
adopted town of Houston.
When it over, with Brown winner close
decision, Joe was asked if he would give Lane another
shot. "Give him return?" Joe drawled. I'D be Just
as happy If never another lefty" .s
But tonight he's going against Charnley, and even
American boxing observers concede that superior
to Lane MY manager Lou Vscusi makes the matches"
Brown explains Il fight EN- You don't get good money
without fighting the rough ones"
BROWN IS THE ARCHIE MOORE of the lighter divi-
sionS, coming off farm in Baton Rouge La. unde-
termined number of years ago. The records list him
being 80 years DID, but Joe won't argue it's suggested
that he's older You know how they keep birth records
in the Deep South.D He doesn't mind being called
Old Bones to his face.
I'm lucky to still be fighting at my age" he admits
But I'm not ready to co. get these old bones to
creak little further"
Like Moore Brown fought long time 90 years. before
winning the title Altogether, he's been in 103 fights of
record losing only 16 and also like Archie his laterday
performance chart is better than it when was
the title in 1885, he has lost only in "a fights and
never in Houston, where he's appeared eight times
Probably there is other fighter as hard to figure
as Brown. He'll make mediocre showing and come
back and stop the fighter who Joey Lopes)
o held him to draw.
IN WASHINGTON last June Paolo RoSi was ahead
on points in title bout when cut eye forced Rosis
retirement Brown wasn't looking like great champion
did he in his last appearance September when
the unranked Joe Parks held him to draw. His hands
are suspected of being fragile now but still and all is
rated the brainiest in his class and puncher when
necessary.
England hasn't had world lightweight champion
since 1914 when Willie Rche Geary Stefen sailed
to London and lost his decision to Freddie
Welsh. Indeed, England hasn't produced world cham
pion in any division since Randy Tupn upset Sugar Ray
Robinson for the middeweight crown eight years ago.
And Turpin held it only go days. until Robinson got
him back in the ring
Charney is of those kids who was fighting almost
as soon as he began to walk He training in London
Ftzroy Lodge at A. At 10 20 he turned pro- after
winning the amateur title of Britain, and came under
the wing of Arthur Boggis himself former lightweight
contender Now prosperous businessman fancy butcher
shops and dress salon. ye Bogg spared hundreds
of rounds with his fighter This is something AL WE'LL
never did with Rocky Marciano
AS AGAINST BROWNS 1O3 fights Charnley has been
to the post only 80 times losing 1ve Although he won
only 10 by decision and 20 by knockoutS the Brtisher
not rated as an outstanding puncher. Rather he's the
poundaWay type who down his and with nearly
10 years on Brown, he just might do it again tonight
Charnley has met four American fighters and come
off pretty we'll The big he was over Don Jordan
now welterweight champion He took Lopez and
stopped Johnny GonSaes Carlos Ortiz however solved
his style and outponted the Britisher
The fact that Charnley never has been stopped is
considered very un-Brsh by Americans but has
tough chns in the past and Jared all
right. Old Bones who has pquant of humor,
knocked out Ralph Dupas in title fight in May 1883
There was argument to how many times Dupas had
been counted out
Don't mean nothin," Brown shrugged. 1.-THE more
he kept getting up, the going to knock him
down."