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else, which accounted for the poor
showing. Several times he had OPP
portunities to make himself a hero
with the fight fans, but in each in
stance lacked the aggressiveness to
take the chance that might have
stamped him then and there as the
premier middleweight of the country.
Gibbons's excuse for his miserable
showing was illness. That being the
case, he should never have fought at
all. for it is by their achievements
that the public judges fighters and not
by excuses, aibies and the what
might have been" stuff.
Mike Classy in McAIlister Go.
However, to get down to the present
time and situation, Gibbons looked
better in the McAllister bout than
ever before. And McAllister is a
wonderfully clever boxer and a star
at avoiding punishment. The manner
in which Bob got out of the way Of
Battling Levinsky. the fast light
heavyweight. satisfied New Workers
of his ability, but in Gibbons he ran
across a student of the game. Mike
is not stickler for any particular
style of boxing. If he finds one style
of no avail he shifts his methods en-
tirely. He is a versatile cuss in the
ring. He probably knows more about
scientific lighting than any other man
in the game, and when he found Nc
Allister did not carry the skick' in
his blows, waded right in close and
would not be denied Tt was there
that McAllister's lack of experience
counted against him.
Risky to Forecast Winner.
Mike is to box Packey Mcfarland
shortly That will be in the nature of
handicap match, and with such
clever experts 1t is a bit risky to at
tempt to forecast the result in a linn
tied round contest Anyhow. the bout,
while probably the most attractive
box offlce card that could be staged
in New York, will have no direct bear
ing on any class championship.
Should Go After Chip.
But, win or lose, the popular de-
cision with Mcfarland, the st. Paul
man should lose no time going after
that middleweight title. l know Mike
IS anxious to get George Chip in the
ring, and if he succeeds in that lauda-
bic ambition, and should beat Klaus's
conqueror. the rest of the road ought
to be comparatively smooth sailing.
Possibly he will encounter sitter OPP
position from Jimmy Clabby than
anyone else, for James is something
of the same style of fighter-very
clever, but lacking the sting to his
punch that Gibbons boasts.
Is Gaining Confidence.
Gibbons is slowly taking on weight.
With the increased poundage he is de-
veloping more confidence. Lack of
that has been his greatest handicap in
the past. His best fighting weight
has been in the neighborhood of $50.
and the idea of giving eight pounds
to the best men in the middleweight
division did not appeal to Michael at
all, at all. But now he wants to box
anybody and everybody who can make
1853 ringside, so he AYERS. Mike pre-
fers Chip, because George is in the
limelight, as a result of his double
victory over Klaus. and it would be
an immense boost for Gibbons to put
one over on the hard-hitting miner.
Gibbons Looks Invincible.
With GcGoorty out of it. I don't
know of any fighter in the middle
weight class who can beat Gibbons
that is. the Gibbons who fought Nc
Allister Mike was a wonderfully i'm
proved fighter that night, and the ex-
ira weight gave him a boost in the
courage department, also. Some one
in the class may beat him, but I
doubt it. Billy Gibson is trying to
coax Chip to meet Gibbons in a ten
round bout at the Garden. New York.
Tom McCarey and Jim Coffroth are
endeavoring to- bring about a Claby-
Gibbons match-for twenty rounds
on the coast, some time next month.
After he gets through with the Nc
Farland bout-which means big money
to him-Gibbons says he will take on
either or both. and is not particular
as to distance. Mike is after the coin
and the best offer always appeals to
him. Yes, with Gibbons showing such
marvellous form the vexed question of
middleweight supremacy may be set
tied to everyone's satisfaction within
the next few months. The dark horse
of the class is Jack Dillon, the Indian
apolis boxer. If Dillon is a legitimate
middleweight, which many doubt, he
may be the party the winner of a
Gibons- Claby-Chip series will have to
fight to finally determine the cham
pionship.