, 1888-10-14

% N'There is as much difference between box
ding and fighting as there is between whistling
and singing" said Jack Dempsey. "a man
may be q fine boxer, but a very poor fighter.
To be a good boxer you must have a quick
eye and be lively on your feet, but while it is
good to have strength also, it Is not an abso-
lutte necessity. In fighting, to be successful
a maj must have courage, brain, agility, en-
durance, a good deal of strength, a sharp eye
and quick feet. The secret is to punch and
not be punched, but very few people can do
1t. There are only four main things which /
have studied particularly, but these four
can be divided into many others. Circum-
stances may compel you to change tactics
at any OF all times. The four main things 1
use are: First, a straight lead with the left
for the face or body. The second is n straight
counter with the left. The third, the one
with which l have done the most of my exc
%cution, is a half left hand swing as my oppo-
nent comes for me leading with his left l
land on the neck just behind the ear and
very often knock my man down. The fourth
is a right arm body blow over the heart,
struck as the man leads for you with his left.
The left hand is the one to do the work with.
A man who keeps striking at you with his
right is az q disadvantage If you are at all
clever.
You must never take your eye off that of
your adversary. I've heard of some fighters
who watched the other fellows feet, but they
always got whipped, SO l don't think l could
that plan. One of the worst
things n fighter can do is to duck. No matter
how clever he may be at it he is likely to do
it once too often, and then-well, he gets q
nasty upper cut. 1t is just as easy to step
back a little. If the other man does hit you,
then the force of his blow is spent and you
don't get hurt very much, while If he misses
you altogether you've got him in position to
drive right ut him. There is q great differ
ence between the English and American
styles. Tn English don't seem to nave i'm
proved oil the old school of fighting at
all. l think we excel them very much.
Our men are brainier and gave been
constantly advancing in the science,
inventing new movements and taking
advantage of every improvement known.
The Britisherso of today fight pretty much as
the Britishers of a generation ago did
While not bigoted, l think we nave the besi
men on this side of the water. Smith, no
doubt, is a good one, probably the best in
England, but in my estimation Kilrain
plainly showed his superiority when they
fought in France. The best men in their
Glasses in my estimation are Sullivan in the
heavy, McAuliffe in the light and Ike Weir
In the feather weights. Kilrain and Sullivan
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Snllivan's constitution has not been impaired,
and he were in anything like proper shape,
he ought to win should the two meet. As 10
the middle weights, Of course it wouldn't be
very good form for me to speak"
81 don't think that the boxers and fighters
Of today are a bit better than those of twenty
or thirty years ago" said Billy Edwards. at
there has been any improvement In the
manly art l don't see it. Who today is bet
ter than James Mace or Dooney Harris were
in their primei The American as a rule
fights radically different from the English