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MaximRobinson Go Set for June 23 LightHeavy Title Will Be at Stake StakeJoe Joe Assured of Return Bout Within 90 Days Should He Lose Championship to Ray RayBy By JACK CUDDY United Press Sports Writer WriterNEW NEW YORK N Y May 5 After a year of offandon negotiations promoter Jim Norris finally matched champion Joey Maxim and Sugar Ray Robinson today for a light heavyweight title fight at Yankee Stadium on June 23 23Middleweight Middleweight champion Robinson who had been reluctant to meet heavier Maxim at last consented to the match as the sundown deadline approached approachedHe He consented after Norris told him on the telephone Its today or never Make up your mind or forget about it itRobinsons Robinsons 160pound title will not be at stake when he challenges for the 175 pound diadem worn by Maxim of Cleve ¬ land Nevertheless it was understood Robinson will receive about 33 per cent of the net proceeds to Maxims 22 per cent centNorris Norris said terms would be announced later probably tomorrow or Wednesday when Robinson and Maxim sign official contracts at offices of the New York Box ¬ ing Commission CommissionMaxim Maxim was in Cleveland today but man ¬ ager Jack Kearns conferred with Norris Robinson was represented at the confer ¬ ence by manager George Gainford GainfordNorris Norris said the 15 round bout between the two 30yearold champions should at ¬ tract total receipts ranging from 500000 to 1000000 That total will include money from theater television or from a television sponsor he said saidWill Will Have 12 Pounds Edge in Weights WeightsMaxim Maxim will outweigh Robinson about 172 pounds to 160 for the fight then man ¬ agers agreed Experts say Maxim probably will be favored at about 85 despite Robin ¬ sons remarkable record of but two defeats and two draws in 134 professional bouts boutsRobinson Robinson not only demanded a major share of the net proceeds but he insisted upon special arrangements in payments in order to spread his income tax over two or three years and he requested special consideration from commissions so that he need not give up his middleweight crown in case he wins the lightheavy title titleWhether Whether anything was done about the payments or the commission Norris did not divulge divulgeManager Manager Gainford said Ive advised Robinson all along to accept the match And I gave him the ultimatum today to take the advice of me who never made a mistake in handling him or the advice of the sidewalk managers managersSo So if Robinson loses Ill take a ship the next day for Europe and stay there a year If Robinson loses on kayo Ill stay in Europe the rest of my life lifeKearns Kearns said Maxim would train at Gross inger N Y Robinson will condition at Pompton Lakes N J in Joe Louis old camp campIt It will be the first time in 23 years that a middleweight champion has challenged for the lightheavy crown The last similar challenge was on March 28 1929 when Mickey Walker then middleweight ruler tried to wrest the lightheavy title from Tommy Loughian at the Chicago Stadium Loughran kept his title on a 10rdund de ¬ cision The indoor bout attracted 14642 fans and 184584
