The times., 1899-11-03


respects I expect that it will be the
hardest fight in which have ever partici-
pated. But what's the difference? When
I win there will be more glory in it.
81 am not going to, walk into any trap
set by Jeffries. i know something about
his style, and l know pretty we'll what
he can do, and he knows that I know it,
and the sailor is not going to lose one
bit Of advantage thereby.
Il haven't discovered any new blows.
This talk about new blows gives me
pain. Most all the fghting is done the
same as it was always done. That's the
way that l fight, the good old-fashioned
way, where you go in and punch your
man when you can, and lick him as fast
as you can.
4 don't think that the fight VIII be over
in a minute. I know that I am in good
condition, and it's pretty safe to reason
that Jeffries is in good condition, or he
wouldn't have gone into the fight. I guess
his arm was hurt all right enough, and
you can't blame a man for not wanting to
fight with crippled arm.
Il shall try to hit Jeffries as hard and
as squarely as I hit Mccoy. I believe that
he can be put out as easily as Mccoy was.
Any time after the sixth round when I
caught the Kid in the stomach-solar
plexus they call it now-I could have
knocked him out. All I wanted was one
more good crack at him. That solar pleXus
blow told on him, for he kept getting
weaker and weaker. so that when / got
him in chancery again it was easy enough
to put the finishing touches on.
Because my reach is little shorter I
cant see where 1t is likely to make any
difference. If I get close enough to JEFF
fries in a rush he won't have a chance to
| know whether my reach is short or long
| | ii keen him too busy for that.
1T viii take more than one blow by
Jeffries to knock me out of a chance to
win the championship OF the world. I
don't believe that the fight viii be over in
a hurry"
Jim Jeffries. when asked how he would
l fight Sharkey? Why, just like I
would fight any other man. Besides.
what good would it do me to tell how l
meant to fight the sailor, providing l had
outlined any particular plan of action. He
would profit by it if he happened to see
il in print, as he would be likely TO do
before the engagement,
i've got my own notions of what l may
expect, and I have made some preparation
to follow up a certain line of defence and
! offence. But I'm not going to tell what 1t
is In a casual manner l may have inti-
mated that ! expected Sharkey to do this
| or that and how l would attempt to fore
| stall him.
| 1T VIII be a hard fight. Any fight is hard
! where you have got TO face blows from a
man weighing $50 pounds or more. Shar-
! key can hit hard, and / know it, for / felt
| the weight of his fists several times dur
! ing that fight between US in San Francisco.
| But I don't think that he can hit hard
! enough to put me out.
Yes, I suppose he Will rush. but the
! man who rushes is almost always likely
| to leave some part of his guard open. If
/ he does, look out. II the other fellow is
the least bit cool headed the fight is likely
| TO end right then.
4 have seen Sharkey expose himself TO
the fists Of his adversary. Didn't he do 1t
when he fought Mccoy and didn't Nc
Coy floor him with "a ,stinger?
This talk about outlining plan OF
fight is rubbish to a large extent. You
may know all about a mans terrible left
or his terrible right, and when you get
into the ring the other chap, If any kind
Of fighter, may have changed his style
completely
'All l know is that shall keep my eyes
open when l step out from my corner, and
no matter how Sharlkey makes his on
laught l shall be waiting for him
He may have more science than when
he fought me In San Francisco, but
know a little more about boxing myself
| than / did at that time"