Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-14
HTz TELLS ABOUT
HIS KNOCKOUTS.
Master of the Finishing WaIlops
Gives Explanations Of
Them,
THE CHAMPIONSHIP PUNCH
And the One Which Put Peter Maher
Away 10 Texas-Beiore Public
Twenty-Five Years

Rob Fltzslmmons, one time the cham
MON Of the world and reputed to be the
most effective punohei now before the
public. declares that he never really hit
any pugillst with all his force.
The man who sent Jack Dempsey to do
feat at New orleans, and thus shattered
the American trlumvr Of pugillsts, com
posed Of Sullivan, Dempsey and McAu,
iHe, recently gave an interesting Illus
tratlon of the various blows with which
he put out his opponents
Fltzslmmons declares that Il Is not the
distance OF the blow that counts so much
as the accuracy with witch it Is landed.
MANY times said Bob, 81 have had
to laugh to hear the Expressions of sur
prise from fight followers when ! slam
med In clout on an opponents mead
that sounded Ike the report OF can.
non Wen, l knew hat the DloW ala
little damage, but 10 hear the oucnes
that rippod through the audience one
would think that l had shattered a eou-
pie OF bones,
'"Then, agaii, have sent over knock
ont punches II a distance Of rev
inches, and ghen my opponent rolled
over ON the lnyas, the audience seemed
"Take my fight with Peter Maher at
Langtry Tex The blow which put Peter
out of the aiming was short shhrpi
right-hand oss to the Jaw. Peter had
Just missed me with big right hanu and
had his LETT arm under my right. 50 thdt
| could not get at him with n iul SWING.
] shifted the position Of my leit haud,
and Peter thinking | was going TO at
tack with that member, dropped his
guard against my right hand.
Il had a few inches Of free space NOT
more than four, and ] let 20 a cross
over Jolt that almost tore his hear from
his shoulders IL was one Of the most
powerful blows ] over landed Mahel
went down as though he had been hit by
a e-hammer, and ne stayed down
until someone dragged him from the
"'fho blow raised a lump on his jaw
bigger than a hens egg, Very few OF
those present knew the real power or
that blow, but Maher realized its force.
/ might say that ] won that battle by
one Of the shortest knockOuts over de-
livered In heavyweight contest the
fight going less than a round yet my
right hand was not more Than four
inches from Peters jaw when / started
the punch. That chop was beauty,
and no mistake about IT,
my fight with Corbett illustrates the
terrible effect OF the solar pleXus blow,
bctt was pretty spry / was confident
that | had him licked from the first
round, and knew that once | got home
the bread-wlnner II would be all OH
with Mr.. Corbctt.
INV opportunity came IN the four
tenth round. We had not been fight
ing very long when Corbett fell under
the spell Of my shift His stomach was
Unprotected, and ] shot my lett arm
llhto the pit Of his stomach ! VIII never
raorget the expression on his face as MS
glove mechanically twltchod at the spot
on which | landed
his face turned ashen white. his eyes
seemed 10 protrudc from their sockets
and hts limbs seemed paralyzcd. / knew
he would not come back after that punch
and | walked back to my corner. Inc
blow was a pretty hard one, hut was
not backed up by all my strength. ! had
intended the sloar peXus 20 bring nus
Jaw within range OF my right, but the
proceeding WAS unnecessary, as that
solar plexus made me even with Corbett
for the insults he heaped ON me
FitZsimmons can strike q blow IRON
any position that carries with II the force
Of a mules kick
Bcb is a peculiar fighter, and no real
line on his most effective style has ever
been gained Ftzslmmons always had
more knockout blows filed away Tor tu-
turo reference than all the others In the
heavyweight division possessed between
them, and no always kept an opponent
guessing as to whore the next crack was
coming from.
ANihiulNE " tANNsllliiANlAo ~ 49,
before the public for twenty-five years
ag a pugllist. His first appearance was
In ring at Timaru, New Zealand IN
1880
Fitzslmmons' first fight Of Importance
IN this country was against Jack Demp-
sey. whom he defeated for the cham
ponshp at New orleans IN 1871, IN thlr-
teen rounds
After Fitz licked Dempsey he was In
great demand as an attraction. HIS next
fight OF note was with Peter Maher ana
he licked tho 1rishman In twelve ROUNDS,
after Maher had practically knocked MN
ont in the second round, But the shtron
IN Maher showed that night and has been
conspicuous ever since.
Mahor disposed OF, Fitgsimmons sougnt
new opponents, and his next opponent