Atlanta Daily World

bid. Robinson launched his comeback bid in November, 1954. He previously had retired from the ring for a dancing career after his loss to Joey Maxim in June, 1952, for the light heavyweight title.

The New York ring veteran, however, in need of money, took down the gloves again.

Robinson's only loss during his comeback was to Ralph (Tiger) Jones. When they fed sugar to the tiger, the tiger "ate him up" but Robinson called his loss one that taught me a lesson.' He blamed it on overconfidence and lack of suffi-

Robinson's last fight on July 22, this year, saw him floored once, but get up to score a decision over Rocky Castellani, number two middleweight contender.

Olson has taken his title defense seriously. Sam Pian, one of the all-time great fight managers, made an interesting observation about Olson:

"He's a natural. He does everything right and seems to do it by instinct. One thing you can bet on. Robinson won't catch Olson asleep at the switches."

Even out of the ring, the middleweight king is meticulous in his habits. Each day when the mail arrives, Olson opens it himself and answers each one in longhand. He said:

Robinson is down to 163 1-2 lbs and is expected to make the 160-lb limit with ease. Many observers fear Ray's reflexes have suffered but he is boxing six rounds a day in his Greenwood, N. Y., training camp. He reported:

"It's not the money that bothers me at this point. I want the title and I aim to get it back from Olson. They say I'm broke and need money bad, but not as bad as I want that title."