Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-08
THE PUCILlSTS.
WILL BE A
 GREAT FIGHT
When Corbett and Battling Nelson heet-Jack Black burn Wants to Meet Britt or Cans.

burn Wants to Meet Britt
 or Cans.
 When Young Corbett and Battling Nelson come together m San Francis, co the latter part of this month the pugilistic sharps expect to witness repetition of the Lavigne-W Walcott fight, which was one of the greatest battles under Marquis of Queensberry rules ill the past twelve years. There are no better matched pugilists i'll the ring to-day in point of build and strength. Tn fact. they are almost alike as regards style and execution, Both use sort of crouch and are pos sessed of that aggressiyeness which calls for constant action in the ring. There is not much to choose between them in punching power. They can knock man out with either hand, and when it comes to. gameness it is toss-up who is the pluckier. Nelson IS practically a newcomer, yet for tho time he has been in the business he has done enough to warrant more than passing consideration. Since Nell son began to show his real form he has put away two dangerous rivals-7 Eddie Hanion and Martin Canole. The former fought Corbett twenty round draw, and CanoIe also met Jim my Britt like number of rounds.
 In facing Corbett, Nelson will have to be at his best. Corbett is fighter to the backbone, and does not mind punch or two as long as he can get one home himself He is really in his element when he is being punched Terry McGovern, when the pair fought in Hartford smashed Corbett cleaL on the jaw in the first round. The blow was delivered straight from the shoulder. and had such power behind it that Terry almost fell down from his own exertion. Corbett was sent spinning across the ring and was grog gy. But when Corbett recovered it made him fight all the fiercer, and in the next round he handed MeGoyern a beauty bright which rendered Me Govern unconscious for the first time in his career As to being able to take punishment, Nelson is not so far away. It was his capacity for taking beating that aided him to whip Ca noie and Hanlon. Almost to the finish of the encounters Nelson was the re ceiver-generaL. His opponents dealt him some hard blows, and the specta tors at these mills marveled at the way Nelson stood the grueling. When Canole and HanlOn got tired punch ing him, Nelson set about and showed his calibre. He Waded In and without -any warning knocked his men out.
 Many of Young Corbett's friends are wondering whether his trip to Eng land and his long absence from the ring have not had some effect on his system. Corbett had jolly time abroad. He was dined and feted, ano when lle returned he was out of condi- ifioT Since then he has been taking lsf Ac AO%f f1.0iT inc faithfully. He will have to be in ex |cellent condition when he meets Nell |son, but the question is, can he get into good fighting fettle in less than Ia months time after the pace ne has gone?
 Nelson and Corbett fight on Novem- Der %. Corbett did not begin active work until last Tuesday. Usually it requires from six to seven weeks for him to prepare, and his admirers are wondering why he has not paid more attention to his condition As for Nel son. he must be in excellent trim now He has been out Of training only twice in the last six months Corbett evil dently knows what he is about and may be in better health than he wishes his friends to believe. He realizes what defeat means to him this time If he is whipped it may mark his final appearance in the ring, for he is fighter. who is sensitive and may take the reverse to heart. He was very much disappointed when Britt got the decision over him in San Fran cisco, and did not get over it fof months.
 Corbett has planned to fight both Terry McGoyern and Jabez White of England if he beats Nelson. But if the Dane is successful, White win have the right to refuse a match ana turn his attention to Britt. On the strength of this the contest between. Nelson and Corbett should prove to be the fstic tfeat of the season.
 Jack Blackburn, the crack negro fighter of Philadelphia, would like to face either Jimmy Britt, Joe Cans or any other man in the business at 133 pounds. There was some doubt as to whether Blackburn could get to this weight, but he says he can. In let ter from Philadelphia, Blackburn writes as follows:
 aIn your timely boxing talk, in speaking of colored boxers and the passing of Joe Cans, you are kind enough to mention my name as being a man able to give Jimmy Britt some kind of an argument, but you question F ~ =ss iztEt OI ny DStilS dDle Go lnitkS IIe lightweight limit of 133 pounds. There is no doubt of my being able to make the weight required for q lightweight only weigh 138 pounds out of condi, ton, and have severaI times made 133 pounds in training, without any very hard work. I, have fought ovei 100 contests and have never been beat en but once, when lost a 15-round contest to Joe Cans at Baltimore. have beaten Cans in a si1-round bout fin this city. Both of these matches were at 13S pounds at o'clock. This was the lowest weight Cans would agree to, although on each occasion ] wanted the weight to be 133 pounds Al Hereford told me that the only condition that he would let Cans trair to 133 pounds for me was that would make side bet of $1,O00. I never had that fnT1ch u1onov fo fat hut uoyy