The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
TIMELY BOXING TALK.
Is the Scientific Pugllist Coming Into His
Own Again

Judging from the result OF the recent six
round bout betwe en- Abe Attel and Tommy
Murphy OF Harlem. at Philadelphia. the sclen-
tlho boxer Is coming TO his own again. Dur
Ing period OF years. say since Jim Coroctt
was beaten by Bob Fltzslmm ons at Carson
City until the advent OF Jimmy Britt. the
aggressive puglIlst held the centre Of the
fistic stage In the percentage OF victories
Between that time, OF course many boxers
OF skill were developed and did WELL but
they did not forge to the front az rapidly as
Attell. Corbett and Britt have done.
Fitzsimmons has been rated as more Of an
aggressive fighter than boxer. He de-
ponds on winning by the power OF his blows.
and there Is no denying that the Cornlshman
can hit hard blow. Corbett was and still
Is q clever boxer. He Ia not much of puncher
though The same may be said OF Britt and
Attell. sim. these three fighters can hold
the lead over rivals who are OF the rushing,
aggressive type; Joe Cans Is acknowledged
as a scrapper OF science, but Cans can hit
some and brings his men down by forcing
the battle more than anything else; 10 Is
careful at times but he carries the battle to
his opponent most OF the time he Is In the
ring However, as soon as Jams met pugil
ist who could hit and was "A rusher he fell.
Chicago a few years ago Terry also proved
man to back in mill. when, he was In his
zenith. by the way he toppled Frank Erne. at
Madison Square Garden. Erne comes under
Erne had many Of his competitors outclassed,
but be lacked the required punch to make
his Victories decisive.
at first that 1t was better to be aggressive
than scientific in tho ring. This fact was
Kid Mccoy to the floor with soporinc punch
In the stomach. Mccoy. as far as ceverness
and tricks are concerned, was sharkey's
sides possessing the required strength and
%'f sSs had the t ssr Ia, lands the large END
knocks and Jabs He just waded In ignoring
al the laws of scientific boxing. and came out
victorious.
horizon as canddate u Sr I hea Pysst
honors no did not have more than a passing
HIS only redeeming trait then was his won
derful physique and weight JefIrIes Just
went after his adyersarles depending upon
win for him. Although No succeeded In
winning on points, MS illustrated by his two
long mills with sharkey, he iniled to score
in one night at tho Lenox A. G., this city, but
slgnally failed Bob Armstrong was the
hrst to face him In a ten round bout, The
fries had outpoInted him; AS soon as JEFF
fries acquired science his aggressveness
csme In good stead, and no has been beating
first knocked out Bob FitHsimmons at CUney
Island and became tho new heavyweight
champion.
Jimmy Britt only few weeks ago demon
strated that the scientific boxer has the call
nowadays by the way he took Battling Nell
SON into camp. There Is no gelnsayng
the manly art. No one thus far has accused
him OF being aggressive, and no, one Will;
He cannot hit to any extent, as his record
OF knookouts will testify. But Britt. has
shown that science is the real thing In tho
ring to-day and that fighter must be more
than, wildly, pugnaeious to win, Murphy
is Of the Mc(iovern type This class OF
Fighters. II they. have tho stamina can outlast
n clever man In a long encounter But II
the other man has any kind Of physique
his chance OF SUCCESS is % per cent. better
than tho mere aggressive fighter, whose only
redeemlng trait In hs favor is his bulldog
enacity In carrying the combat to his rival.
But the scientific. heady fighter. the man who
uses his brains and throws aggressiveness
to the winds, will be on top longer than
the unsclentiho ppsillst. because The, clever
man takes pains in improving his art, while
the other man simply goes ahead and only
improves his muscles. Siren 9Th and weight
are good attributes toward success in tho
ring However. science as exempted in
some OF the contests OF the present day is
essential