Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-01
The Big PugiliSt Tells
What He Thinks He
VIII Do to Fit2Sim-
mons, Sharkey,
Maher ct Al.

tiopyflkhts iva. ny Jameh JtnfitAl
Before the summer shall have at
tanned a very lusty growth there Will
be new champion OF the world. and he
viii be an American. That American
win be not Norman Elijah seiby. other
wise KID" Mccoy. but yours truly. as
old John l.. sullivan would say. the I'M
derslgned. James Jeffries OF California.
In this present year 1899 I expect to
meet Bob Fitzsimmons. Tom shnrkcy.
Peter Mnher and kid" Mccoy. and
am confident viii defeat them all.
This Ia not a bit OF vainEiory on my
part. but simply the expression OF hon
est conviction. ] don't care In what or
der these recognized nristocrats OF the
ring are pitted against me. Any oppo-
ncnt. any club and any old rules where
In fair play absolutely governs will suit
me.
I, will he seen that don't propose TO
take much rest between my contests.
II IL not necessary. ] don't believe In
that sort OF business. l think fighter
should night and not bunko the public
'ultimatums."
Should defeat both Fitzslmmons and
Sharkcy. as am confident OF doing. I
win bilthely take ON Peter Maher. kid"
Mccoy. Jim corbctt and the whole
bunch OF hcnvywcights-the more the
mefricr--and after 1 have solved the
hard propositions the easier they come
the better. I will never tell n man TO
"go get reputation" or ioftliy pro-
claim that he II mot In my class" pro-
vldcd that man has money to make n
match and u reputable athletic club
thinks well enough Of him 10 offcr any
fair sort of purse for an encounter be-
tween US.
Now. why am 7 80 confident that
can defeat Corbett. Fitzsimmons. shar-
key. Mccoy and the rest Of the heavy
welghts7 know can whip corbctt
handliy. because I went into his camp
three years aRo when hcwns training for
his frat nsht with Fitxsimmons. which
resulted In n faHco. n green. raw man
as far NJ boxing was concerned. He
prncticcd on me as n human sand bag.
ana In a very short time I learned con-
siderable OF the art OF self defense.
was a boiler maker by trade. hard Ne
nails all over and OF that rugged sort
OF physique which seems impcryloua TO
punishment. Corbctt could not hurt me.
try as hard as he would By the time he
had made n second match with Fitz
had improved 20 such an extent. prac-
ticlng upon and whipping second and
third rntefa IN the Interval. that l could
put up a fcdhot go with the -pompa-
dour. OF course | was not to rough"
him-that would not do for a subordi-
nate-but he did rough me for all he
was worth. lie could not feaxe me n
little bit. and that discouraged him Mt
times. but he was chcercd up by the
boys. who told him Fitz could stand no
such punishment M did. before I left
that training camp I felt Il within me
that l could whip Corbett. iiilly De-
ianey. then CorbcttH trainer. aftcrward
my trainer. and william A. Brady. Cor
belts manager NJ the time and now my
manager. must have felt 40. too. for
they successfully offered a. back me for
any amount of money against Fitz.
shnrkey. corbett or any man In tho
world.
I feel satisfied that can whip clever
Fitz for the same reason that I whip.
ped Peter Jackson and Tom Shnrkey
and "Hid" Mccoy The stronger. hcav-
Ter. more enduring. more rugged man
win always. providing he II game
and half way quick. wear down the