Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-31
SHARKEY-M N COY.
The Coming Twenty Round
Bout Is the Talk OF Sport
ing Men - How the
Boxers Compare In
Measurements.

Public opinion has not been very IA
vornhlc recently toward the boxing fra
tcrniiy. especially the heavyweight
class. on account u the tallsa,ivo tao.
tics employed by the principals. The
recent nasc0 In the sharkey-
affair In New York did not Improve
their standing with the sporting public.
The agreement between Sharkey ana
Mccoy. however. Tor 20 round bout to
take place on Jan. 10 has been received
better than might have been expected.
The reason NJ this ~ that the prolmi-
narlos to the signing OF the articles Of
agreement were managed In bunlnrsa-
like way by the two men and without
the tircsomc discussions and holding
out Tor special concessions by each
such as have come OF late to be looked
upon as almost Inevitable prior TO a
heavyweight encounter.
The belief prevails In sporting circles
all over tho country that the Lcnox
Athletic club OF New York which Ii to
pull OF the match. was In no way i'm
pllcated In the unfortunate Shnrkcy-
corbctt affair. Consequently II In prob
able that another such crowd as con-
gicFated 10 witness that contest VIII
assemble To sec the coming one.
Both men have their admirers. and
/ experts In such matters are divided In
their opinion aa TO the probable out
come Of the affair. The balance Of IA.
vOr seems 90 rest with Shhrkcy. how
/ ever. though Il II impossible to select
a winner on the basis OF their previous
work. Besides. 20 called lines on pro-
spcctivc contests based on such data
have many times been proved OF little
value.
Those who pin their faith on Sharkoy
point 10 their recent battles. which
show that Hharkey defeated Rubin IN
less than one round. whereas Mccoy re-
qulred 20 rounds "a defeat the same
man and didn't knock him out at that
They also assert that In his recent bout
| with Corbctt the cx-Hniior showed de-
I cirivel. that he had gained n great deal
In science and skill and proved that he
Ia no longer 60 be feared NJ foul night
or and IL just Ms hard hitter ~ ever.
"Kid" McCoy'r admirers. on the con-
trnry. contend that tho acknowledged
skin and rlng gcncraiship Of their fa-
vorlte are sufficient TO save him from
defeat They declare that the worst
that can happen 10 him viii be draw.
Such nm outcome win he regretted by
the sporting fraternity. which nlwaya
desires TO have n win within the limit,
no matter who gets the decision.
Mccoy has always tried 20 avoid got.
ting Into the ring against the big fol-
lows. and the forthcoming contcat viii
be- the hardest encounter In his career,
sharkcy. although by no means a fault.
less boxer. II very hard man 10 beat.
lie can stand nm immense amount n
punishment ana come up smiling for
tho next round az the call Of time. nH he
hns proved In several ~ his contests.
ncHidcs, h. has Hupcrlntlve confidence
M his own nhlllty ana firmly believes
that he can defeat any opponent In the
world that can be- plttcd against him
In "a = foot ring, This conviction has
always been Of material aid a. Shnri,cy
IN on hls ring career. lie hrs stated
In regard TO hls no with Mccoy that no
does not underrnte the KIDS" science.
but IA certain that he viii land enough
hard punchca during The encounter to
defeat him.
Tho contest win be n case Of science,
SKIN ana an intimate knowledge N ring
tactics matched against enormous