Arizona republican., 1912-07-03
Confident Opinions of Prin- cipals, Managers, Train CTS and Human Punch
 ing Bags and Referee
BRIEF BOOSTS AND
 BOASTS BY BIG BOYS
"I'll Knock Him Spider Legged" Says Johnson, and Flynn, "I'll Do the
 Same to Big Smoke"

The gossip of the training camps is crYstalliz"d and separated by the near ness of the event that is producing so much flutter in the heart of the sport ing worll It is inevitable that every one of Ihe army in the opposing tents from tho Geenrals down to the hangers on shOull have more or less settled ideas on low the fight for the worlds heavyweight championship is going to end. T.1c following symposium was gathered py the multitude of sporting writers at the front. Here are the be licfs, sincere or not, of the men who know about matters of condition and heart Of trained pugilists.
 By Jack Johnson: l don't look for the fight to go over ten rounds. 1 am confident l will win via the knockout route inside of that limit. I am fig uring Flynn q bigger and better man than he was in 1907 when I stopped him in eleven rounds. Just the same Lfl Artha is going to win and just about as quickly. Then Langford and the rest oi them until Labor Day when the champion will retire.
 By Jim Flynn: I have said all along that I would knock the big smoke stiff on the Fourth. My friends need not do any worrying The fight is on now and the championship is coming back where it bclopgs-to the keeping of the white race.
 By Tom Flanagan, Johnson's chief hadler: Johnson in the 17th round.
 That is how 1 pick the big fight. It should he the best heavyweight battle staged ir the past ten years: in fact
 the best battle between the big fellows since the days of the fighting under the
 Horton law in New York. when Jeff,
 Fitz, Sharkey and the rest of the old
 heroes were in their prime.
 By Al Williams. Hymns chief spar
 ring partner: Flynn is in wonderful
 condition; confident as to the result
 and 1 will be badly fooled if he loses.
 was with Jim when he whipped
 Kaufman and Morris and he is easily
 50 per cent better trained and at least g per cent a better fighter. By Abdul the Turk: Flynn has an excellent chance. He is training faith fully and will be in the best possible Sildpt JuNN f- W llti W III HIS NtlSIl Dc e Around 1S2
 By Ray Marshall. one of Hymns spar ring partners: 1 worked with Flynn while hc was getting ready for Al Kaufman in Kansas City last May and figure h:1l 50 per cent better a1lround performer than he was then. His training for Kaufman was joke. Here ] it is all business. He is in fine form and hitting harder and more accurately i By Louis Flynn: My brother was never ia such fine physical condition 1 as right now. He should win and in i comparatively easy fashion. l By Prot Waston Burns, JOhnsons 1 chief trainer: We are not undertaking Flynn and Johnson will be in the best 1 of shape No chance of the champion l being caught mapping.
 l By Marty Cutler. Johnson's chief sparring partner: Jack will be ready 1 for Flynn and I do not think the fire l man can last over twelve rounds. By George DeBray. one of Johnson l sparring partners: Our side will win on a knockout no later than the tenth round.
 l By Calvin Respress. one of Johnson 1 sparing partners: Johnson is sure
 winner. It will be over inside of ten | rounds.
 l By Referee Ed Smith: I have been on the ground plenty long enough tc i know that both Johnson and Flynn will i be in the pink of trim July 1. I look l for a comparatively long fight and q hard fight too.
 l By Jack Curley manager of Jim 1 Flynn: Flynn, 1 am sure. is going to make good his boast and knock John 1 son stiff. I have handled a lot of fam
 ous fighters and wrestlers. but never 1 was associated with one that had as much confidence as the Puebloan. Ht states that he cannot lose and 1 an equally confident.