Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-06
Says Gus Will be Worlds s
Champion.
Has Shown Remarkable I'M
provement Recently.
E Team Expected to Win-LocaI
Sporting News.

What am about to say may he put
down to the fact that ] am the man
ager Of Gus Rubin. People may say
that am prejudiced in his favor and
yet ! am so positive that my opinion is
the correct one that ] am willing to
express it without regard to how 1t
may be taken. / believe that Gus
Rubin is the coming heavyweight
champion of the world, and / wish to
say right here in cold type that / do
not make this prediction with view
to increasing the popular interest in
my man nor with n hope that 1t may
add to his value as drawing card. 1t
is my honest 'opnion and firmly be-
lieve that time will prove that have
not been mistaken.
/ have been studying Ruhlin for
years and have watched his progress
from the days when he was practically
a novice with the gloves up to the pres
ent time, when he has everything be-
fore him. l have watched his work
and have seen him in condition and
out of condition. Moreover, I have
compared his methods with those Of
the many heavyweights of prominence
with whom l have had dealings dur
ing my many years of ring experience,
and l will say again that believe that
Ruhlin has the best iden of the game.
The Rubin am talking about is the
Rubin of today, not the man who was
willing TO take so much punishment
two or three years ago. My opinion Is
that as he stands today he Is better
equipped with qualities that go to
make up "A great fighter than any
heavyweight who is now before the
public. TO begin with he can fight,
He is a tower of strength and he has
the advantage Of youth on his side.
He Is clever and he is as quick as
lightning. What is more to the pur-
pose, however, Is the fact that he can
stand the wear and tear of bruising
battle better than any man have ever
seen. This is the Rubin as he is at
this time, and l believe that he is cap
able of putting up good fight against
any of the biggest men in the ring to-
day.
There is one good thing about Ruh-
lin, he is willing to fight anyone who
thinks he can fight. He doesn't tell
them to go and get reputation. He
would meet Jeffries, or he would ar
range match with some obscure
heavyweight. 1t is all the same with
him.
am particularly anxious that the
fight should he pulled off, for believe
that it would be the first step in the
making of Ruhlin's reputation. He is
as scientific as Fitzsimmons, aud he III
as strong, If not stronger, than Jeffries.
That he is quicker than tho present
champion anyone who has seen him in
the ring will admit. As the result
believe that his fight with Fitz would
be the making of him. If he defeated
the BLACKSMITH" there could be no
question as to his right to contest for
championship honors. The possibility
Of meeting with Jeffries would then
be assured, and l am willing to back
my man to defeat him with less trou-
BILE than it would take to defeat Fitz-
simmons.
Ruhlin's career from the start has
been a creditablc one, although l will
admit that / may have sent him along
Il little too fast at the beginning. The
trouble was that had seen all his good
points and none of his bad ones. After |
he had beaten Steve O'Donnell In ten
rounds, fought a draw with Jeffries, |
beaten "Tut" Ryan, tac Australian |
champion, in ten rounds; Wolff Ben
doff of England, in two, and Billy |
Smith of Texas. in two, 1 thought I |
had man who could lick anybody.
I then put him UP against kid" Nc
Coy. The Kid knew little too
much for him and won the decision,
but it was the hardest fight of his
career. When lie went into the ring
he was 50 confident that ono blow
would finish Rubin that he made
bets ON a knockout in four, six and
ten rounds. At the end of tho TWEEN
tieth round Ruhlin, bloody. battered