Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-01-17
.CORBETT PICKS
MIKE GIBBONS To
DEFEAT CLABBY
Admitting That He Has Not
Seen Jimmy'S Recent Per-
formanceS, He NominateS
Mike Future Champion,
(jy James !. COrbcu.l
Former Heavyweight Champion Of Il
WorldJ

Ciy james J. COrbctt,l
/ Former Heavyweight Champion of the
WorldJ
/ New York. Jan. ia match whicn
looks something like real sporting
proposition is on the cards for next
Thursday night IN Milwaukee While
New York promoters pulled an awful
bone Ia letting this affair get away
from them 1t has not lessened the To-
cal interest IN the bout Ia any extent
In fact, to listen TO the sports talk
about IL one would imagine that Mike
Gibbons and Jimmy Clabby were TO
hook right up here In little old
Gotham.
Gibbons and Clabby look the class
of the middleweight division at this
writing. With the exception OF Eddie
McGoorty-if he can make the weight
there Is no one left 10 challenge
their right 10 battle for the champion
ship. Oh, yes, | forgot one Al Me-
Coy who climbed to fame via the
short route when he eopped George
Chip on the jaw one night last spring
Could Dispose OF Mccoy.
However. judging BY McCoy's late
performances with second aud third
raters he could not expect to make
much of a showing against either Of
these clever birds | believe Gibbons
could dispose OF MoCOy's aspirations
In less than ten rounds And very
likely. Clabby could do the same but
as my acquaintance with his ring ctyle
Is limited / do not care to venture
prediction
With McGoorty. however. il is
hArg4 lF ka
claims, he can make the middleweight
limit as OF yore. McGoorty will have
TO be reckoned with In the middle
weight pot-pie. His recent defeat Of
Billy Murray at q weight near the
limit proves concusiyely that Oshkosh
Is still on the map. While Macs
win over Murray was Of the popu-
lar decision variety and not nearly 50
Impressive as George Chips two
knockout victories over the Calif0r-
nian, he demonstrated that he Is still
there with cleverness and punch. 1t
~ a matter of poundage with Me-
Goorty.
Gibbons tntorile IN Gotham.
II Gibbons aud Clabhy were meet
ing n New York the ST. Paul lad
would he "a hot fayorite with the tai
ent Although Clabbys record in the
books is far more impressive than
Gibbons his sole appearance in this
city WAS anything but startling and
failed to enhance his reputation with
local devotees of the sport on the
other hand Gibbons has shown some
brilliant ring work hereabouts and
barring that terrible affair with Nc
Goorty "a couple of years ago his
work has been of championship order.
Both Mike and Eddie had sick alibis
for their poor performance on that
occasion. and 90 tell the truth they
certainly did fight Ike a couple of
invalids
Gibbons is one of The few men above
the lightweight class | have seen in
recent years who appears TO know
what he is about while in the ring.
At fentlng an opponent into state
OF decided uncertainty Mike is in a
class by himself lie does not bluff
with his left or right Just for the sake
of showing that he has two hands. but
with an object in Wow all the time He
~ always working his man for an
opening aud is one Of the quickest
thinkers In the ring today
Has style for Each One.
Gibbons Is not alone defensive
fighter. In fact, ne is one of the
most aggressive men in the ring n
times. But Mike doesn't fight every
man along the same general line. He
has his particular style FOR every man
he faces. I'm feinting Mike does not
waste an ounce of strength. lie Is not
skipping or jumping about the ring
like many OF our modern youngsters,
hut uses his head, his feet and hands
intelligontly And, when he gets the
opening ne is after, no man can take
advantage of Il quicker or with great
er effect than he.
While Mike Is not credited with be-
ing an unusually hard hitter It has
been observed that he is one of the
most effective punchers In the bust
ness. lis blows are not of the wild
swinging crushing type, but clean,
calculated efforts that are vastly
more effective He has that wonder
fu asset OF the successful boxer, a
fine left jah. only in his case 1t lands I
with much more force than the usual /
left lead. Every jab or hook means !
danger 10 his opponent II il lands and |
when Mike lets go IT generally con- /
meets.
Chtbhy Clever Boxer
OF course. Jimmy Clahhy may prove [
The one exception TO the rule In Glib /
hons case Jimmy is a very clev r 1
boxer everybody says who has seen I
him IN recent exhibitions. SO fas /
Gibbons has never met man he I
'ouldu't hiI | mean since he dovcl- I
lped into first-class man Mike .
himself tells a story OF boxing Clahhy 1
" hen the latter made sucker out I
NJ him But at that time Gibbons I
aas only beginning his career while /
Jimmy was "a veteran ln comparison +,
Tho Pacific coast critics rave about I
labhN Jimmy has had several bat I
les n san Francisco and made sood I
with ! vengeance Tho df iaNe de /
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