Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-12-29 | Page 8 | Canzoneri is Best Fighter

CANZONERI IS BEST FIGHTER Critics Vote Tony Leading Puncher for Weight Four Up Runners-Up NEW YORK Dec 29 W eP five experts making their choices In the annual New York Sun poll today picked Tony Canzoneri Can Can- lightweight champion for the second straight year as the best fighter I for 0 r h his I s c weight g and inches in the world Disdaining Max nomi nominal nal king of the realm b e- e cause of his choice over Champion Jack Sharkey a as s i ithe the i n f C eight j g h t as asas asas as well as such a spectacular puncher punch punch- er as Jimmy Mc- Mc Larnin the welterweight 35 of the thc l experts voted for Canzoneri while the remaining 20 split their ballots among among nine men The ten men and the votes they received received re rc re- re were Tony Canzoneri lightweight 35 Max heavyweight Billy lightweight Mickey Walker Walk Walk- er light heavyweight each 4 Kid Chocolate featherweight and Jimmy Jimmy Jim my welterweight each 2 Max Baer Bacr heavyweight Baby Ariz Aria mendl featherweight Young Corbett welterweight and Midget Wolgast flyweight each 1 Last year when 64 votes were cast Canzoneri led with 27 with Walker second with 21 and Christopher Bat B Battalino then featherweight ch champion champion cham cham- m. m pion third with 6 The highlight t. t of the flashy little Italians Italian's campaign during the past year was his sided one-sided conquest of Billy Petrone in Madison Square Garden in a match that showed Canzoneri Can Can- Canzoneri former boot polisher on the streets of New Orleans at the peak of his form He is a br brilliant boxer and a cutting damaging puncher He dropped two decisions during durin the 1932 campaign both disputed and both to Johnny Jadick in Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia He knocked out Lew Kirsch Frankie and Battling and won decisions from Ra Ray Kiser and Harry Dublinski