The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-30
BIG FELLOWS TO FIGHT.
cOroett and McCOy Are 10 Meet Tonight in
a twenty-five Round Go.
NOT EASY 10 PICK " NsER OF the BOUT
Corbett Cnn Take the Most Punish
ment, but Mccoy Can bent Him In
Handing out such.

New York. August ss.-There Is wide
divergence Of opinion as to the result OF the
battle in the ring of the Twentieth Century
club, in Madison Square Garden, on Thurs
day evening. Both mon have trained hard
and faithfully for the contest; In fact, have
given more attention to their training than
IL they were preparing to flght for the cham
pionship of the world. As yet, there has been
comparatively little betting. and II is not like
~ there will be any great degree OF specula-
ton until the men enter the ring. Al this
time even money is the ruling price. A great
majority Of the sports confess that the mat
t9r of picking a winner is an extremely diff
neult task Corbett can take more punish
ment and go farther than Mccoy but Me-
COY is the harder puncher OF the two, and the
sports are III a dilemma TO whether Nc
Coy Will be able to Lend one of his hard
punches early in the battle. or. failing TO
land. will be outponted and outfought by
Corbett, Today the men practically COM
pleted their training.
Mccoy is in Saratoga, and all reports from
MS quarters are to the effect that he is
bigger and better than he ever was in his
lie before. Just before the match was made
ana when the kid" was making book at
the Brighton Beach race track he looked big
ana husky. and II is said that he has hard
ened the flesh which he then possessed that
ne still carries IT with him, and that when
he enters the ring with Corbett he Will be in
better condition than he was when he fought
Sharkey' and Il will BIO remembered that he
came pretty close to putting Sharkey away
in the second round of their mill.
Corbett has done his work at Bath Beach
and has trained as faithfully and great
Zeal more carefully for this mill than he
did for his battle with Fitzsmmons in Car
son City or for his bout with Jeffries at
Coney Island. I'm so confident OF winning
from Mccoy he said when seen today
that IN ready, as have already announced,
TO meet either Ftzsimmons or Jeffrles on
the night following MY battle with the Kid.
think ! viii bo in the lead all the way,
and I'm ready TO bet that the Kid does not
go tho limit of twenty-five rounds with me -
F1tzslmmons believes Corbett will be n
ner In his battle with Mccoy. Sharkey Wno
has met both men, is OF the opinion that the
Kid will get first money lie bases his
opinion on the fact that Mccoy is the hard
est puncher of the two. I've been up against
both men" he said. land | may add that |
ring; but have never been up against a
harder puncher than the Kid. He can hit a
terrihe blow. and, / tell you, when he lands
you are bound TO feel it. or course, he does
but Corbett is not rusher. and look to
see the Kid win quickly. | may say that 1t
he does not win quickly he is not likely to win
at all, because believe Corbett is the stronger
man Of the two, and that he will go further
Many Mccoy men want odds, and the bet
ting NAV be 10 to s at the rlngside AT
present II Is even money
The friends OF Mccoy say that he is not
even IT. his class in facing Corbett. They
assert that he has grown and thickened muc,,
in the last two wears. and training In the
hracing air of Saratoga has helped to put 2
lot of solid muscle on him so that h.
weighs fully 10 pounds The only question
IS whether he has built himself in good use
full muscle. One expert who saw him TODAY
said: mccoy is a legitimate heavyweight
and. although he is still ten or fifteen pounds
lighter than Corbett. that advantage in we ght
Will hclp Corbett every time the two mer
come into collision at short range In
clinches Corbett will be able 10 throw twelve
rounds more on McCoys shoulders than Nc.
Coy car throw on him That sort Of thing
| counts for good deal In long night When,
ever the two clash the heavier man will
gain. Remember how Ieffries used his weight
on Fttzsimmons. Sharkey aud Corbett
I'm height Corbett has an inch tho bette,
Of 1t, while as TO reach they are about evenly
matched. Corbett In spite OF his much
greater size. is exceedingly fast. II he hehti
to his usual form he will keep out OF harm,
way and try to lab and hurt Mccoy until h,
has weakened enough to finish him.