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Show : Big Purses Hurt Boxing Game : $ ;; ATTLING I.EV1NSKY thinks big purses "are ruining American !J " heavyweight fighters and In a few years this country will find I; itself In the same unfortunate condition that Kngland did len or $ fifteen vears nco." The former light heavyweight champion of the'world w ; Battling Levinsky. gave his views In a radio talk recently The public Interest in heavyweight ; matches and the resultant big purses offered by promoters, are causing the class of American heavyweights to deteri- orate," said the battler, who retired a :: : : !; gave his views In a radio talk recently !J -j The public Interest in heavyweight ; lfS matches and the resultant big purses $ t'ss offered by promoters, are causing the J J ';.,'' t$f class of American heavyweights to deteri- ,, pfWf " orate," said the battler, who retired a :: p. vi v'k- 5 M $ J "Ms :: - tfyt, $k k'r Kll0,t tinie Hs nfler 2() n';ll's 01 V ' t 'r& , A fighting. "In a few years our so- :: , ,w V? called leading heavyweights will be a J ( " L g 4 men pushed to the top without Uie ; :! V &iLl$Zf v pioper training and experience. Trrl "I?r4 "As soon as' a heavyweight J Vl shows a little ability his manager XlATiSSPS. - mishes him ahead. No attempt is : short time ago after 2(3 years of ; A fighting. "In a few years our so- m called leading heavyweights will be ; men pushed to the top without Uie proper training and experience. "As soon 88 a heavyweight ;; '- shows a little ability his manager j pushes him ahead. No attempt is ! made to teach him the science of the game. Why, in a few :: J years we'll have a corps of heavyweights such as England had il Bom- ;; bardier Wells and Gunner Moir. As soon as they meet a good man they : J take the count in one or two rounds. : i "Only one heavyw-eight in this country today knows ibe real art of i J boxing. That's Tommy Loughran. He'll last longer than the rest, too. ; j for he knows how to take care of himself. The others don't. It will be -J ; impossible to keep Tommy from the title, for when you can't hit a :: K man you can't bpat him. No heavyweight can lilt Loughran today.' !! :; :o::o:::o::o::o::co::o |