Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
HARD BATTLE
IS EXPECTED
YOUNG C0RBETT CONFIDENT
OF DEFEATING NELSON
Winner of the Approaching Contest
ls Certain of Having a Chance
at Jimmy Britt at an
Early Day

Just how far back, II any, Young
Corbett has gone will be demonstrated
on February 2S when he will meet
Battling Nelson in a return match in
| San Francisco. Although not cham
pionship match, the contest is arousng
as much interest as the recent Nelson
Britt match, for a great battle Is as
sured when Corbett and Nelson come
together.
The last match between them was
rather disappointing to Corbett's fol-
lowers, who saw their favorite beaten
decisively in eight rounds. Corbett,
however, claims that he was not in the
| best of condition when he tackled the
Dane, and there are many who are sat
| isfied that the former champion was
not himself.
Was HeIpIessIy Beaten
The few weeks training that he in
dulged in on the coast after rampage
which extended over a year was not
sufficient for him to regain his former
vitality. which made him the formid-
able fighter of a year or two ago. He
was unable to give any kind of a fight,
and Nelson simply battled him down
| inch by inch until he was helplessly
beaten
Corbett believes that things will be
different in their battle this month.
He hopes for victory, and with that
| idea in view he has been working con-
scientiously for several weeks past.
In fact, ever since his last match with
the Dane he has been taking the best
of care of himself, and when he enters
the ring he feels he will be able to con-
quer the man who so decisively beat
| him a couple of months ago.
Cans Boxes With Corbett
During the past week Corbett has
been boxing daily with Joe Cans, and
the colored lightweight champion has
bouts with Cans Corbett has displayed
more of his old-time speed than he has
at any time since he defeated McGov-
ern for the second time on the coast.
No matter how we'll trained Corbett
will be when he tackles Nelson he will
have pretty interesting fight on his
hands. Nelson is at all times a dan
gerous opponent, and his recent vic
| tory over Corbett will no doubt give
| him considerable confidence in the
coming mill He, like Corbett, is SAN
| guine of success, and he intends to
| give the former champion the same
kind of treatment he gave him in their
| lol I, DC, Il Ia Of
doing so.
Since defeating Corbett, Nelson
fought Britt and they went twenty
rounds. Britt received the decision,
but Nelson did most of the forcing
throughout the entire fight and easily
proved that he was the California boys
equal. Corbett, too, lost a decision to
Britt by a narrow margin, and he has
always claimed that he was robbed of
the decision.
With each man at his best Corbett
and Nelson are considered pretty even
ly matched. Both are great fighters,
and the fact that the winner will have
an opportunity to get on match with
Britt will be an additional incentive to
make them battle to the bitter end for
success. 1t is Corbetts one desire to
get another chance with Britt in the
ring, for he is of the opinion that he
could stop the champion in less than
twenty rounds. Having disposed of all
the legitimate aspirants in his class,
Britt would undoubtedly give the win
ner of the Nelson-Corbett bout a
match, for they have both proved their
merit by staying twenty rounds with
him and losing the decision by the
smallest kind of a margin, and when
the decision could have been given to
either man without a word of dis
sension.
What man no know Is good for know.
When buryin' day come at yO' door