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Vince Martinez Serious Over Forthcoming Bout With Davey New Jersey Scrapper Can Add to Stature in Welter Ranks by Impressive Win WinViolent Violent Vince Martinez 22yearold wel ¬ terweight contender from Patterson N J is pretty serious about his forthcoming bout with Chuck Davey in the Chicago Stadium Wednesday May 26 26Martinez Martinez aware of the fact that he is fighting a southpaw who is plenty clever and fast took on an experienced southpaw in Akron Ohio last Thursday night in the person of Harold Baby Face Jones win ¬ ning an easy 10round decision This was the same Jones that helped prepare Chico Vejar for his bout here with Chuck Davey DaveyWanted Wanted Fighter to Box Southpaw SouthpawVinces Vinces manager Bill Daley wanted his fighter to box a southpaw before he took on Davey in the Chicago Stadium Daley feels that an impressive win over Davey here in Chicago can add stature to Vinces standing in the welterweight division Cur ¬ rently one of the hottest pieces of property in boxing Martinez will be seeking his thirtysixth professional ring victory with only three losses to mar his record Vince making his Chicago debut is employed by the General Electric Co in Petterson N J where he works as a drafstman He is a graduate of Patterson High making quite a name for himself as a star basketball player playerMartinez Martinez is a smoothworking combina ¬ tion of puncher and boxer with a kick in either hand and either one likely to take out an opponent He scored a spectacular KO over Rocky Casillo in Madison Square Garden and also turned in a brilliant per ¬ formance against Chico Vejar His victory over the hard punching Carmine Fiore gave evidence that Vince has the qualities that make a great fighter fighterVince Vince is expected to arrive in Chicago with his entourage one week before the fight fightMeanwhile Meanwhile local fans are buzzing with excitement over the Luther Rawlings Johnny Brown 10rounder a bout that pits two of Chicagos top welterweights against each other Many are already predicting that this fight could easily take the play away from the main event Both Brown and Rawlings have already opened drills for their allimportant bout in the Stadium May 26
