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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, March 19, 1950

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 Graziano Villemain Lamotta Belloise Robinson he Fellows who make their living along Jacobs fabulous Section of Little old new York known As cauliflower Tell you that things Are so to in the middleweight from dumb Dan a legendary Nois dumb character to the drifters and Small time they Are talking about this Divi Sion the most natural of the boxing classes is overflowing with Good boys As they say in the Bea busting but even dumb Dan will Tell you the middleweight situation is becoming quite a mess t since the untimely passing of Frances Marcel Cerdan removed the divisions one standout the boys have been on one big Al though Jake Lamotta sits on the Jake won his right to the title when he felled Cerdan in 10 rounds last year in but As red the new Heral tribunes master put it Lamotta became Champion of on half of Cerdan the gallic actually a product of North injured his shoulder in first round against la and fought through nine heats with but one Arm of a style that demands two sound Dukes he simply had to give up at the end of most boxing critics were generally agreed that a sound Cerdan would be too much fighter for the Bronx who Doest seem to be quite the fighter he once so Lamotta sits idly in the throne while a Host of Robert Laurent Rocky Dave Sands and welterweight Champ Ray continue to make noises like but never known for tossing away a Chance to make the of an add a few ciphers to his Bank mum on a prospective title it took the Bull a Long time to get on top and Hes pretty cagey Graziano would be the Best Gate for the Rock can pull customers division bristling wit i contenders As Lamotta remains mum on title bout by Phil sports editor one since the Days of Stanley Ketchell and Harry the Deaden a slam bang fighter who loves to throw his fights have a strange sort of stepping on a land but Graziano is an old buddy of and pals sometimes make bad another contender from claims to be the logical and backs it the sound thrashing tie administered to Lamotta a couple of ago in a no title while new Yorks boxing Corn i Eddie threatened Jake with suspension and howled for a shot at the Lamotta calmly announced he would need a couple More no title bouts before laying Crown jewels on the while Villemain legitimate to most wants to take after Belloise didst i Cut up Villemain in Little pieces in when the Frenchman made his arid Cut him up he As one not in a Long time has any one Boxer Given so the late Marcel Cerdan shown winning the title from Tony was the divisions top campaigner until his untimely death last year in a much new blood to the boxing but a Mervain is a bleeder a fighter skin tissue cuts with Little Provo and rarely comes out of a scrap without donating a couple pints of but the Stocky Little Frenchman is a not much but with a forcing style that never an opponent get set he can be an awful so Belloise wants to get into the was in spot after hacking up then he made the getting the same ring balding Stevens head from his shoulders Midway the seventh one vicious sugar Ray is not men Owji weight he would just As soon put the deep freeze on the Robinson is the Best fighter in either weight probably the pounce in the he has said he would like a shot at the 160lb but has been reluctant to quit the welter ranks until he has the right Robinson is no Slouch at picking his spot either and he wont make a move until the time is he a i really hold of in decisions Over Lamotta in overweight although the Bull beat him once a few years a couple of other Mitt slingers from across the sea keep talking another French has won and lost against some of the current title Dauthuille Best talking Point i a thorough working Over he gave Lamotta last year in Montreal this was before Jake won the championship but looks Good in the record Book Australia Dave touted As the dest Prospect from Down under since the ill fated Les Darcy the Gaudy designation of Light heavy weight and heavyweight Champion or he also boasts of having Villemain a fearful so the and everyone keeps reaching for the brass the Are in que a but ifs going to interest ing feature Section  
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