Evening star., 1960-04-28
WIN, LOSE OR
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Here's That Man Aooin

ANY DAY NOW indeed any hour they'll push the
button to start the grist mill for the Ingemar JohanSson
Floyd Patterson rematch June 20 in New York Actually
Patterson has started training along pedestrian lines in
Newtown Conn.
The pre- fight training going to be easy cover
1t would appear Newtown is little off the beaten path,
and if JohanSSon follows his nimtable pattern Of
year ago he will spend time the golf and
summing himself by pool than in the ring lingo doesn't
do anything in the training ring anyway.
Why is Patterson training at Newtown Conn? He is not
specific but the suspicion that by doing his cashencs
the State line his derocked manager Gus DAmato
will be able to supervise his training The other day Floyd
was asked If it true that DAmato would be at
Newtown
"I don't know. I doubt it," replied the ex-champion
with straight face.
-r, ACCORDING TO THE New York State Athletic Com
missions attorney James p Fusscas the disbarred Amato
have nothing to do with the fight. "He signed
consent order, Fusscas reminded IF he's in any
involved in this fight he goes to jail"
For quite few months there has been a pleasant
vacation away from DAmato but apparently this sinister
and suspicious citizen is bound and determined to
his into the act Connecticut is not New York"
DAmato Sukiy points out indicating that New YorkS
laws prevent him running the training camp
show
That has always been the trouble with Patterson
DAmato steals the show and Floyd lets him do it, Even
nova man on the outside disbarred and dscredited
DAmato is claiming much space than the
Peekaboo Kid who lost his title to Johansson last June
With IBC at which to rant DAmato has turned his
attention to charges of thievery by
identified.
They're stealing my fighters money" repeats
Asked who stealing and what money DAmato replies,
II don't want to say But they're stealing from the
last fight, this fight and future fights"
THE IDEAL SOLUTION would be to ignore DAmato
but this difficult to do without PaterSons cooperation
Floyd loyal his "ex manager and has
gone far to suggest that DAmato will get his
full share from the return fight.
According to the New York Athletic Commission, this
will not be allowed But this august body prevent
Patterson from slipping Gus his end under the table is
hard to imagine True DAmato will be prevented from
working in the exchampions corner but that will be
small loss to Patterson If There nothing to suggest
that Gus valuable in the Or anywhere
else, for that matter
those knockdownS third ending 10
months ago and thinking that Patterson, without
DAmato, will take the Swede this time 1t Is reasoned
that having been bombed Patterson will stay away
from lingo and outlook him with superior speed Or If not
outlook him. make JohanSSon work long enough to tire him
out Most people still can't believe fighter train or
not train la lingo and win except by quick knockout
IF JOHANSSON HAS DONE any serious physical
preparation for the rematch it has gone unrecorded
Mostly he has been exploiting his title enjoying the
fruits of fame in Florida Sweden Switzerland Hollywood
and New York He has been in night clubs at the
midnight hour, with peachcake by his side, and there
is nothing to indicate that Ingo the champion will train
differently than he did Ingo the underrated challenger
Inc only logical pan lot FatterSon Is 10 prolong Lne
tight to fully test the SwedeS quaint training theories
although Patterson himself may not in the ring as
finely drawn 1882 poundS last June. But Floyd will
train in the oldfashioned way denying himself living
Spartan life
When Patterson signed for the rematch without
DAmato he told reporters that his biggest mistake
in Understanding JohanSson He didn't say but Floyd
and DAmato had been led to believe by Dan Floro his
chief trainer, that lingo couldn't fight lick Maybe he
can't fight, but he can hit.
And what's the betting that Sonny Liston, when and
he gets chance, won't take both of them?