Australian Champion
pp. 147-148 · Read in the full issue
[?]Ng Boom
He Islands
[?]n Knocks Out Australian Champion
3e knocked out in the second ne in his boxing career, Alan illiams, light-heavyweight and weight champion of Australia, 0 go to Ba, a small town on Forthern coast of Viti Levu, he was knocked out in the round by Laitia, light weight champion of Fiji, ustice to Williams, it should d that he had been in Fiji eeks and had four fights, also t in Queensland a few days his arrival in Fiji, as a heavyweight, he usually at 13 st 4 lb. To meet Laitia 1 to reduce to 12 st 7 lb, tak f 11 lb in very short time n fights by dieting, taking baths and vigorous training.
Iced thin when he entered the nd tired quickly. rtheless this did not detract he merit of Laitia’s win. He confidently throughout, and le had Williams groggy with right he showed initiative Dwing up smartly with lefts ;hts. a’s victory has put Fijian on the map, particularly in
view of the fact that the only other man to knock out Williams was Kitione Lava, now fighting in the UK.
In agreeing to fight Laitia at the
lighter weight, Williams and his manager made a tactical error The Fijians have been described as pocket battleships in that they have maximum strength with minimum
Allen Williams, Australian light-heavyweight and heavyweight boxing champion, beat Tom Him, Fip heavyweight champion, on points at the Lilac Theatre, Suva, on July 2 for the championship of the South Pacific. Williams weighed in at 12 st. 13 lb. and Hini at 12 st 9 lb It was a case of a fighter-boxer being too good for a straight-out fighter. The referee was Mr J Campbell, and the |udges, Messrs T. Frost and G. Thompson. Photo (by Prasad) shows Williams (left) about to attack after being driven into the corner by Hini. Prasad's Studios
weight. A light-heavyweighti many middleweights, can hit jij hard, if not harder, than man stone Europeans, and Williamo at a distinct disadvantage scaling down to his oppo:c weight.
Boxing is passing through aj period in Fiji at present and J are prospects that Johnny PM Williams’ manager, may be a'j bring some American fighte meet top-ranking Fijians.