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A leopard doesn’t change his spots—least of all a sports leopard.King Tut has discarded his boxing gloves to return to his first love—-wrestling. Tut started outas- Henry Tuttle, an amateurwrestler, but turned to boxing when he accidentally discovered he had quite a punch. And then, loo,' there was the promise of greater remuneration in the boxing .game; there being very little demand for wrestling lightweights.The terrific punch Tut boasted carried him far along the fistic highway, at that, for he scored knockouts in almost half his bouts. His one round knockout of Billy Petrolic, when the “Fargo Express’’ was plowing through opponents under full steam, is his greatest achievement. As a lightweight and junior welterweight, Tut fought and held his own with 3ruce Flowers, Jackie Fields, Doc Snell. Young Jack Thompson, Tod Morgan, My Sullivan and MikeDundee.Tut has packed on a bit of weight since his boxing days, now tipping the beam at 151 pounds. This is his natural weight, without any distasteful dieting or drying out.* * *%King Tut’s return to the mat recalls the attempt Paul Berlenbach made last Winter to gain a foothold in the wrestling game. Ber-lehbach, who had pounded his way to the light-heavy weight title with one of the most devastating punches in recent boxing history, whs/like Tut, an amateur wrestler before he took to punching. Having reached the end of the trail as ayfighter, he tried to cash in on his reputation, but found the wrestling fans were not interested in anything beyond his ability to entertain them on the mat.The giant George Godfrey took a fling at wrestling when, as the ‘‘Black Menace” of the boxingring, he couldn't find enough work to keep his larder stocked with pork chops. I have not complete record of his success or failure, but it is extremely doubtful that he caused sleepless nights for any of . tlje numerous wrestling champions.” Anyway his name seems to have disappeared from the outof town wrestling summaries,,**■ «— -*■**■Arthur De Kuh was modestly ■started on his boxing career asIii9IHASRSTUfcNEcMto ms %FIRST LOJB -WRBSTLMG,ftE MjLUJAUkLEEUlt;£hTvU£{GT •* Carried a terrsroPUUC-H ° °STOPPED8llv RE7KOllbOME RodmpW££5tUkilt;SMOT MEWHim - ^hJAS Ah) AMAl'ZUZ MAT CHA M PlOhJ6BF-ORZ’SGAM BOMhJSi o_LAll Risht* Kwma by As*ocUted Pre?*;i se“the coming heavyweight champion/' But the title disappeared as he acquired the habit of seeking a soft, comfortable spot on the canvas. In time the habit became so strong that he turned, quite naturally, to a career on the wrestling mat.And then there was the very large wrestler, Tiny Roebuck, who tried a bit of fighting under JimmvBronson’s wing, but not for long.Just to prove that it works both ways, take the case of Hans Steinke. A top notch wrestler when the urge to become heavyweight boxing champion possessed him, he donned a pair of boxing gloves and challenged the world.He tried a few bouts in a small club, then decided—he was a wrestler.PItI*I *
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Lock Haven Express
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Dec 11, 1934
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