The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
Declares JEFF Can Easily Whip
COrbett in Six Rounds.
CHAMPION TOO TOUGH.
incidentally Tom Tells of His
Fight with Munroe.
will DO Butte Miner Up With a
Heavy Left Hook.

New York March 6.-"If Jemries goes
right at Corbett the fight won't last
ak rounds"
That was the statement made by
Tom Sharkey when asked today what
Ga his opinion, would be the outcome of
the battle. Sharkey has fought both
Jenries and Corbett. and ne should be
able to give an expert opinion as to
their respective pugilistic abilities.
Continuing. Sharkey said.
"Jabbers are all right for pretty work
but they don't win fights / saw the
battle between Jenries and Corbett at
the Coney Island A. c., and the only
round in which Jenries went at Corbett
he put him out. Corbett hasn't a
Knockout punch in him. He could hit
me with his two hands on the jaw at
the same time and there would be moth
ing doing. Jefries' best blows are a
left hook to the jaw. followed with a
right to the body Jeffries has Won
deFfui strength in his forearm. Eitz is
q cleaner hitter than Jeffries, but, on
the other hand, Jeff is about as fast
and a more terrific puncher.'
Sharkey is confident he viii win his
fight with Jack Munroe, and today told
just how he expected to do it. This is
what he said:
ever since I signed articles to fight
the big fellow who handed it to JEFF
fries out in Butte I have been busy
planning his defeat. I think I have ev-
erythiug down pat now, and that I viii
put the gold miner out of business in
short order.
"Of course, a lot depends on the kind
OF a night he puts up. But my plans
will work no matter whether he comes
70 me or tries to stay away. OF course
Munroe is a big, strong fellow, and
may have a good punch, but just how
clever he is with his hands 1 don't
know or care.
Judging from his four-round bout
with Jenries MunrOe favOrs body
punch in his efforts to beat his OPP
penent down. He may or may not be
strong with these punches, but man
who can put Jehries down with a wal
lop to the body needs q little considera-
ton when you are going up against
him for a big purse For this reason I
hvae been planning a defense that
viii block these body punches. He viii
find it a pretty difficult matter to reach
my body, and the blow with which he
Is credited with putting Jeffries down
viii be of little us to him in our battle.
There are two ways in which I can
fight Munroc and win out One is to
him at close quarters. At close range Nun
roe would have very little chance to de-
feat me- 1t is difficult for man with
sncn q long reach to land an etectlNe blow
when he is close to his opponent. To land
effectively he must have plenty Of swing
so as to give force to his blows. On the
other hand inhghting is my strong point.
Fl have figured out several good punches
that viii do the trick when I don the
mitts with MunrOe For instance, when
he sends his favorite left out 1 can easily
step inside and let 20 the right to the
heart, and at the same time be prepared
to uppercut with the left. This heart
punch is the one Jefries used on me in
our battle at Coney Island. 1t is q num-
mer and wears man Gown pretty quickly
unless he is i'm the best possible condition.
In a cliuch L prefer to let go the right and
left in succession TO the stomach
'Munroe's left punch to the stomach
would be pie for me. do not see how
he got away from Jeffries without getting
his block knocked Off. In landing the blow
Muuroe leaves his head uncovered. and it
IS a clnch TO hook him in the jaw. When
he comes forward in his STOPPING position
it puts his paw right out.The punch that
VIII straighten him up is the left hook
@nd have got it down pat"