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i - " " r I j I 1 D v 9. e r - I a . " 0 e e ■ !» s i* J s " it ■ ■ P to ° in n *■- - n *• ■ ie * " II ts ie ■ ie e He Ce 11 s ;°- _ be e ■ l" *j l* c" :" -•— May Limit Robinson To One Ring Title Board to Determine Today How Long Sugar Can Hold Both If Winner Over Joey By BARNEY NAGLEB Staff Correspondent POMPTON LAKES, N. J., June 19.— In the grove, just off the main manse of Baumgartners training camp in this land o lakes, Robert K. Christenberry, chairman of the Christenberry Athletic Commission, took the days play away from Robinson today. Christenberry disclosed, in direct contradiction of middleweight champion Robin-t sons impression, that Sugar Ray would be limited to one title if he whips Joe Maxim in their light-heavyweight title bout at the Yankee Stadium Monday night. Minutes before Robinson had said: "I understand I will be able to keep both titles if Im lucky enough to beat Maxim in the first fight and in the return then Ill decide which title to give up." Christenberry didnt take the words right out of Robinsons mouth. Instead he said that the New York Athletic Commission would hold a meeting tomorrow to determine just how long Robinson would be permitted to hold two titles if he whips Maxim. "The rule is very clear on this," Christen- berry said. "It says no fighter can hold two championships. However, it would be mani- festly unfair if we insisted that a fighter who has just won his second title must give up one of the titles in the ring. "We are going to have a meeting tomorrow, at which time it will be decided just how long a period of time will elapse between the time Robinson wins his second title and the time he must give one up." Christenberry stressed that Randy Turpin-, the British Empire middleweight champion, won the light-heavyweight title by knocking out Don Cockell some days ago. May Conform to British Rules "The British Boxing Board of Control has given Turpin a set time in which to decide which title to hold. I believe it is 10 days or 21 days. You understand weve been trying to have our rules conform with those of other boxing bodies. We may go along with the British on this. "Of course, Dr. Powell and Mr. Swears . Christenberry s fellow - commissioners may have other opinions on this. Theyve been on the board for seven or eight years. They will have something to say about all this." It was patent that Christenberry was trying to disabuse some of the boys of the nation that he had made a "deal" with Robinson concerning the dual champion-" ship. Moreover, he went out of his way to point out that Robinson wasnt to be pun-l~" ished simply because he was Robinson. "Hes an unusual fighter," Christenberry said of Sugar Ray. "Its perhaps better for him to hold two titles than for some other fighters to hold one. Robinson has made a great contribu-n tion all through his fighting career, a re-" markable record." Christenberrys medical deputy, Dr. Ira McCown, wasnt quite as colorful after ex-■j amining Robinson for the second time within a week in conformity with the rule which says all fighters must be examined five days before major bouts. Dr. McCown simply said of Robinson, "Hes 100 per cent perfect." Robinson did no work today beyond lim- bering up. Hell spar tomorrow for the last time. He was his usual calm self. He ac-le corded Maxim due credit for ability but indicated he didnt think he was a better boxer, for example, than Fritzie Zivic. "Zivic was the dictionary of boxing," Robinson said. Robinson wouldnt forecast a knockout. "I can only say it will not go beyond 15 rounds." He has used this before. It is a standby. However, Robinson said "Ive never gone into a fight feeling I didnt have an equal chance." Robinson said he weighed "about 160."
