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FROM THE ARCHIVEMay 7, 1954·Saint Paul, Minnesota

HURRICANE CUT DOWN TO SLOW BREEZE

Scanned from St. Paul Recorder, May 7, 1954
HURRICANE CUT DOWN TO SLOW BREEZE
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M a BL Paul RECORDER Friday May 7 1684 I AtTb 88 t Paul RECORDER Friday May 7 IBM I At. The Ringside BY LUDC VIRGIL OVERBEA FOB AMP PAPERS Hurricane Cut Down. To Slow Breeze After scoring three straight upset triumphs over experienced ringmen youngster Tommy Jackson wax cut down the other night from a Hurricane to a mild breeze by Jimmy Blade a cutie pie light heavy if there ever whs one Because of this loss Jackson will have to take stock of his abili ties then utilize his assets and correct his liabllltee so that he may have a more stable enterprise in the form of a more efficient boxing machine. Many fans are now saying that the Hurricane was overrated and that he is nothing more than a novice.

They are cracking jokes about his clumsiness and crudeness. Even those who only a couple of weeks ago were challenging Marciano through Jackson arc now arguing about what Rocky would do to him. The loss to Blade was not a surprise to this ringalder Jackson defeated Rex Layne Clarence Henry and Dan Bucceroni to catapult himself to third place among top heavies Each of these men is.

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