Evening star., 1960-02-19
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
A Somewhat TituIor Head

MIAMI, FEB. l9-six years ago, when Paul Pender
last this area he was Marine stationed at opa
Locka and coachng'the boxing team And while he was
young 23 there didn't to any particularly bright
future awaiting him as a civilian pro- Even then his
hands were brittle
Today he luxuriates in beach hotel as a partial
middleweght champion Of the world He recognized by
New York, Massachusetts, and by Paul Pender himself
after lifting Sugar Ray Robinsons two-State crown last
month.
who is the National Boxing Association that it can
take Robinsons title away outside the ring?" Pender
derS, aloud mot only that but it gave to guy Gene
Fumer who knocked out by Robinson the last time
they fought"
Only the other day Pender joined in the exclu-
sive two-state champion by Archie Moore who
stripped of his ght-heavy title by the NBA leaving only
New York and Massachusetts as dissenters
THE NBA IS RIDICULOUS" Pender volunteered
broadly The 29year-old ex-freman looks like fighter
but talks in scholarly vein than most in his pro-
fesson He has mild Boston accent and nose with
distinct dogleg.
Take the ratings of fighters If they can't be more
accurate, they shouldn't be made I watched of
those contenders televson and knew had to make
another comeback"
Three times the past Pender gave up the ring
his hands failed him. His right is especially vulnerable
peen broken tmeS AS result ne mas IougnC
only 40 times pro long period and widely
unknown when he stepped into the ring last January %
to challenge Robinson.
"Is it true" Pender asked, that Robinson literally
left his fight in department store Window" Sugar Ray,
it may be remembered trained under glass at Boston
merchandise mart.
A SMALL, CROOKED smile played Pender's lips.
"Hs long ayof hurt him the first time Paul conceded
Twenty months without real fight would hurt
Hall heh hottor hntS 7 in tho
all, I'd gone IS rounds until last month
a" was conservative than necessary looking back
on the fight Next time III take chances with my
portunities."
And presumng he makes 1t two straight over Robin
son when they fight April %?
"IT want Fumer. want the whole title. I'd like
to make little money out of this game before quit for
keeps. After all, the best could do fireman was
$OO week That's not very much, and after watching
of those guys TV for three years knew if
hands held up I'd make it in comeback"
THE NEW MIDDLEWE1GHT champion of the world"
had bitterly cczed the fight game while training for
the Robinson fight Pender termed it rotten clear
through" He said boxing was infested by gamblers"
The commission in his own Massachusetts, reprimanded
Pender for his criticism but what grounds the august
body offended not quite clear.
Nov that you champion" he asked "do
you think little kindly toward the racket"
Would you be meaning that boxing has changed
because 1 the title? The is The game
has its problems. It's tough situation"
But Paul is happy to be back in boxing, and more
less top IF these stay sound, holding up his fists
Il expect to be in business for quite while yet want
Fulmer and then anybody else who deserves shot"
But first, there's Robinson" Paul was reminded
Hes got quite reputation for wreckng people the
ond time he fights them. Fullmer Basio 20
"oh, that's going to stop" Pender fatty interrupted.