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...Tunney will fight Tom Heeney in July" . . . "Where?" ... "I don't know yet boys, maybe in London." . . . "But if you put it on in London how will you pay the British tax and still have profit enough to satisfy your stockholders?" ... "I don't know yet, boys." . . . "What about George Godfrey?" . . . "Well, but Heeney ..." ... "What about Dempsey?" . . . "He's through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Elimination | 4/9/1928 | See Source »

...Heeney-Delaney. Flashy Jack Delaney wears a bathrobe made of violet velvet. He is an open classic boxer, a French Canadian, a former world's light-heavyweight champion. He lives in Bridgeport, Conn. Last week in Manhattan he threw his fast left upper cut again and again onto the chin of Thomas Heeney of New Zealand. Heeney shook off the jabs, bored in. Jack Delaney danced and backed up, ducked, countered, danced and backed up. He couldn't get his right past Heeney's high left shoulder. Often he clinched. Heeney got the decision, Delaney the applause...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Clinches | 3/12/1928 | See Source »

Idlers, lacking cash, heard little clamor from the crevices of Madison Square Garden, Manhattan. Jack Sharkey, Bostonian, eminent contender for the world's heavyweight championship, was battling Tom Heeney, New Zealander. The fight was promised as an important preliminary for the next Gene Tunney championship bout. Outpouring spectators complained Friday, 13, was unlucky for them. The fight was dull; declared a draw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: International | 1/23/1928 | See Source »

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