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Olson, Young to Square Off Tonight Turpin Title Bout T, » Likely for Winner Bobo Rated Heavy Favorite To Beat Southpaw Opponent In Fifteen-Round TV Scrap By JACK CUDDY United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, N. Y., June 18.— Carl "Bobo" Olson, classy Hawiian boxer-puncher, will fight left-hooker Paddy Young, converted New York southpaw, for the American middleweight championship tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden. The winner is expected to meet Randy Turpin of England in August for the vacant world 160 -pound crown. Turpin is European champ. Olson, son of a Honolulu narcotics agent, does not look like a fighter* But he was a -heavy favorite today to beat the somewhat battered son of a New York stevedore in the 15-round go. Each is 24 years old. A crowd of 8,000 and a gate of 0,000 are expected for New Yorks most important middleweight fight since the now-retired Sugar Ray Robinson recaptured the world title from Turpin in September, 1951. The television-radio payment is 0,000. Olson of the thinning dark hair, is well 1 proportioned at five feet 10 Vz inches; but, 1 nevertheless, somewhat pallid and fragile in appearance when compared to stockier, brawnier, brown-haired Young, who has a 1 mashed nose and fist-squared face. j Olson Has Greater Speed Because of their records and their apparent abilities, Olson was a long-priced favorite. He can box and heari punch. He • has greater speed with his hands and with : his feet. He has lightning reflexes, and his : sense of rhythm enables him to bob under : punches or sway away from them, even at : close quarters. Bobo is riding a string of nine straight victories. They include knockouts over Walter Cartier, Eugene Hairston, Woody Harper and Lee Sala; also, decisions over Norman Hayes two, Robert ViUemain, Jimmy Beau and Gart Panter. His last defeat was on March 13, 1952, when Sugar Ray Robinson outpointed him at San Francisco for the title. Back in October, 1950, Robinson knocked him out in the twelfth round at Philadelphia. Olson improved greatly between the two fights. Olson had two bouts this year and 10 in ♦52. But Young has had but four fights in 19 months, and all were with the same opponent, Ernie Durando, Bayonne, N. J., Irish Paddy won, drew, won and won in . those four tilts with slugger Durando, , whom he incidentally also had beaten in a , fifth fight back in September, 1950. Durando is perhaps the hardest hitter in the : middle division, but also probably the least-skilled boxer. Young depends upon his left hook chiefly, J for he does little damage with his right. In [ his only fight this year, against Durando , on March 27, he slowed up the Bayonne * belter with left hooks to the body. During his long training grind at Wilton, N. Y., Paddy indicated in every sparring r session that he will concentrate on Olsons j body tomorrow night. He and his handlers have heard reports that Olson can not take $ it downstairs. Accordingly, the big question [ of the fight is whether Paddy can take the i steam out of Olson before the fast, hardhitting Hawaiian cuts him to pieces. _
