Samoan Boxers in Sydney

TWO Samoan boxers, at present being trained in Sydney, are re garded by their Australian sponsor as potential world-beaters.

They are Samoan heavy-weight champion Fosi Schmidt, and the light-weight title holder, Jimmy Ripley.

Sydney newspapers reported both fighters as training in Samoa with bare fists, using gloves only in a fight. But they are training in Syd ney with the gloves.

Their sponsor, Mr. Colin Mansell, who is well-known in the Pacific, says the boxers are green at pre sent, but that after a few months tuition they will be “something out of the box.”