Show lesnevich Favored for light Heavy Title I By JACK CUDDY NEW YO YORK YOK K Aug 26 UP UP- UP Gus Lesnevich faced biscuit-faced Jersey Jer Jersey Jersey Jer Jer- sey veteran is favored at 8 5 to beat young Tami Mauriello unexpected unexpected unexpected un un- un- un expected Bronx cont contender at the Garden tonight for the worlds world's undisputed light light- heavyweight championship However Mauriello riding a string of eight straight knockouts knockouts knockouts knock knock- outs is receiving robust backing The National Boxing association association association tion and the New York commission commis commis- si zion sion n have joined hands for this I J round 15 battle and will recognize recognize nize the winner as undisputed successor to Billy Conns Conn's vacated vacated vacated ed pound crown Lesnevich already recognized as champ by the N B A is favored to win because of his experience skill and weight advantage The year old white Russian from Cliffside N. N J. J has had 63 bouts including two unsuccessful 15 round tilts with Conn Corin during eight years of campaigning He HeIs Heis Heis is an excellent boxer and will scale just under the pound limit limit- giving him an edge of about six pounds Mauriello 21 has had but 33 engagements during three years years' of professional scrapping and he lacks Lesnevich's skill However the Bronx Italian has a record resembling that of Joe Louis He lost but one bout bout to to Billy recognized in New York as middleweight king hitting Hard-hitting Tami already has registered more knockouts than Lesnevich He has kayoed 22 opponents while Jersey Gus has put away but 16 of his 63 Tami should be sharper than Lesnevich Lesne Lesne- v vich ch because he has had nine bouts this year against only two for Gus Betting probably would be I even were it not for the uncertainty uncertainty uncertainty un un- un- un certainty about Mauriello's right hand being healed completely after the bad bruises it suffered in Tamis Tami's last bout with Steve Mamakos on July 9 Despite his record and crowd appeal young Tami is a substitute substitute substitute tute contender tonight Jimmy Webb of of St. St Louis Louls the rings ring's hard luck kid originally w was s matched as opponent for Lesne Lesne- vich But Webb suffered an upset knockout early this month in a up tune bout with Mose Brown and Promoter Mike Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs Ja Ja- Ja- Ja cobs immediately scratched him substituting Maurie Mauriello lo |