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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 4 (July 1, 1937)

New Zealand Boxer in America

New Zealand Boxer in America.

Maurice Strickland, former heavyweight boxing champion of New Zealand, is getting columns of publicity in the New York Press and it is publicity of the right kind—even if they make him talk with the mannerisms of a Cockney. His skill as a boxer, as distinct from his ability as a fighter, has been paraded as a virtue which American boxers might well assimilate. He has brought back into the limelight the effectiveness of the straight left—a punch that is traditional to British boxers. His ability to take it without going down has resulted in Strickland's name becoming associated with that of Tom Heeney, the “Hard Rock from Down Under.” Thanks to Heeney, Lovelock, and now Strickland, New Zealand has a high sporting reputation in America. “Why don't they
(Photo., Hugh Bennett.) The Auckland-Opua express near Morningside, North Island, New Zealand.

(Photo., Hugh Bennett.)
The Auckland-Opua express near Morningside, North Island, New Zealand.

keep their boxers in New Zealand instead of sending them over here to show up our home-grown specimens?” asked one New York columnist! New Zealanders take pride in the reputation that their representatives have made for sportsmanship in other countries and it is pleasing to note that the latest recruit to American ring sport is upholding that reputation.