Show Ezzy Charles Rated Best Tonight but Maxims Maxim's Confident By Ken CHICAGO May 30 INS INS INS- Joe 1 Maxim m light heavyweight champion with everything e to win winand and nd nothing to lose fights heavyweight heavy y weight king Ezzard Charles Chlrles Wednesday night in a round 15 bout at the Chicago Stadium The year old Cleveland challenger chal chal- lenger if lenger-if if he defeats Charles Charles- will become the first boxer in history to capture the heavyweight heavy weight eight crown while still sUIl holding the pound honors Maxim l still will wiIl retain his light heavy weight eight laurels however if he loses rate Charles a an ap fl p to 5 favorite to whip Maxim l for forthe forthe forthe the fourth time The sleek Cincinnati Cincinnati Cin Cin- Negro beat him in two iO 10 and a rounder 15 before before before be be- fore either ever became cham cham- pion ion I But the fights were so close that the referee in each match named Maxim the winner Plan Disclosed The handsome Italians Italian's plan to become the winner inner of the title was as disclosed Tuesday night by Manager J Jack Kearns It can appropriately be called the secret of West Vest Street That is where the Angle Gymnasium Gym Gym- in Cleveland eland is located and that is where Maxim 1 became a magnificently c con conditioned o ii d i t i ion o n e d boxer behind locked doors I Kearns signed contracts with I j four capable fighters and put one otie I of them in the ring against Maxim 1 in a regulation eight- eight I round bout each Friday during April These rhese boxers were not the usual run the run of oC the mill sparring partners but some of the best money could buy Two of them them- Timm Jimmy Bivins and Chuck Hunter are aret known nationally The other 1 0 two were heavyweights Dale Hall HaIl and Bob Dunlap Hall hail held Rex Layne Lilyne to toa a draw not long ago and Dunlap defeated Freddie eddie Beshore Maxim fought himself into good physical condition with these four men and may milY be in better shape than any boxer who whoever whoever ever fought for the crown In Con Condition Kearns who managed Jack Dempsey and four other world champions has had Maxim l in training for three months He has coached Joe Joey Toey through rounds in preparation for Wednesday nights night's fight and has had him run 80 miles Charles has dr drilled about half as much for his eighth title defense de de- de- de He is considered to be in good condition however since he fought Jersey Joe Walcott in I Detroit on March i 7 The champ will get 40 of the thenet thenet thenet net receipts while Maxims Maxim's share is 20 The two contestants also will wiIl split a purse from the television sponsors at the same ratio 4 A crowd of fans and a I gross gate is expected b by promoter Jim Norris The telecast and radio broadcast broadcast broadcast broad broad- cast to an estimated fans will begin at 10 pm p.m. EDT r I c I Mi A r C 4 tt Iff Fi 0 1 F. rs 4 fj f j I I I 0 F fl k gf E F. F Final In al Touches for Tonight's Fight Joey Maxim present Ii light ht heavyweight ht champ I gets rubdown as final touch for lor Wednesdays Wednesday's title b bout ut with he heavyweight eight champion Ez ard Charles They have fou fought ht three times in past |