San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-12
ALL FAVOR CORBETT.
The Leading Pugilsts Think the Pom
padour Boy Will Best Fitz.

The Leading Pugilsts Think the rom
padour Boy Will Best Fitz.
New York, Feb. PA special from
Boston says, ex-Champion John l..
Sullivan, when asked as TO his opinion
of the outcome of the COrbett-FitZ-
mons fight, said: II think Corbett
will defeat FitzsimmOns because he
is the better man. Most sporting men
think it will be short fight. do not,
Both men have a good deal at stake,
and, in my opinion. neither will take
any chances of defeat by n random
blow in a miX-up. | think they will
use up several rounds trying TO draw
each other out. | expect to see slow
fight. AS to the relative merits of the
two men. l think COrbett is much
superior to FitZSmmOnS in ring gen
eralship."
Joseph Choynski, the celebrated Cal
ifOrnian. is of the same opinion of
Sullivan. In letter in Il reply to n
request for his opinion on the result
of the fight he says: Il believe Cor
bett will win sure. Accidents, OF
course, are always apt to happen, but
| can see no chance for an accident in
this fight. COrbett is too careful for
that. From my experiences in the
ring with both men. | am convinced
that FitzsimmOnS is Corbett'S inferior
in speed and generalShip."
Peter Maher said: 1t is no easy
task to compare two such men as
Corbett and FitzsimmOns. because
they are so unlike. Perhaps no two
-, in IN r.iin,Y tn1nU show
as much difference in their style of
fighting as COrbett and FitzsimmOns.
COrbett, | believe, is the most Scien-
tific fighter before the public. He has
entirely revOlutiOnized the old style
of fighting. and the sporting public
owes him a big debt of gratitude for
placing boxing on its present high
plane. For many yearSe brute
strength was the attribute of Il pugil-
list. | believe Corbett will whip him,
however, if Fitz don't back out before
the time for the fight
YOnkers, n. Y, Feb. 12.-Steye
ODonnell. COrbett's former sparrinS
partner. discussing the big fight to-
day. said: 81 rather favor Corbett,
who is the heavier. l believe both
men are in excellent condition, and
are today as good as ever they We're.
1t will undoubtedly be great tight.
New Orleans. Feb. 12.-JOhn Duffy,
the noted referee, is undecided as to
the outcome of the big fight. He
saws: "FitzSimm0ns' driving powers
are much greater than those of Cor
| hett. On the other hand, COrbett, in
my opinion. is superior in science.
| FitZSimmonS blows are more effect
i've than those of Corbett, but the lat
ter is better general"
Quebec. Can, Feb. 12.-Jim Hall
! and Slavin, the two great has-beens,
are both here dead broke and on big
spree. In reference to the fight Hall
said: Thief ght should be the best
seen in years. COrbett is the fastest
and clevcrcSt big man of the century
FitZsimmonS is one of the greatest
| fighters in his class that ever lived,
but in this case he is going out of his
class and will, | think, lose. l believe
the fight will last from twelve to eigh-
| teen rounds"
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Slavin was Of the opinion that Fitz
would win whether in the first or the
twenty-ffth round.
Both these old sports want to see
the big fight and n purse of $500 has
been raised to enable them to go to
Carson providing they elude the au-
thorities her and fight for it before
hand. the winner to take $500 and
the loser $500.