Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-02
JOHNSON SAYS He WILL
FORCE WILLARD TO FIGHT
Heavyweight Champion Recalls That Jim
Jeftries Asserted He. Would Not Take
/ Offensive Before Reno Bate.
JESS AND JACK ALIKE IN RING STYLE

! over the challenger In actual glove
campaigning. johnson began his
pugilistic career in 1901, and since that
year has figured in seventy eight
bouts for total OF 696 rounds. Dur
! ing this stretch of years the negro
has won twenty-six contests by
knockouts, and tWenty-seven by de-
cisions. He also participated in
| twelve no-decision matches and seven
draws In addition johnson has won
two battles as the result Of his op-
ponents' fouls; lost one on his own
foul one by a knockout, and three On
| adverse decisions by referees.
Willard in his four years in the
ring has met twenty-nine opponents,
these battles totaling 205 rounds. His
records include seventeen victories by
knockoutS and five by decision. Three
| no-decision, one draw, one bout lost
on a foul, and two by being ourpoint-
ed complete Wizards ring figures.
According to- these tabulations Will
lard,s percentage of victories is 1858
to Johnson'ss .692, and his percentage
of .knockouts .586' to the champion s
.32O. -
johnson Has Met Better Class Of OPP
ponents Than willard.
In the class Of opponents met, how
ever, johnson has decidedly the bet
| ter record. Because of his lengthy
ring career the names of a majority
of the leading heavyweights of the
past ten years are found linked with
his In the annals of the sport. Al
most without exception these same
pugilists had been defeated or had re-
tired from active boxing circles be-
fore the advent of Willard. His prin-
cipal bouts have been against other
white hopes who have sprung into
prominence within the past two or
| three years. Against these men Will
lard s work has been mediocre. He
fought ten-round no-decision bouts
with Arthur Pelky and Luther Nc
Carty in New York; lost a twenty
round bout on points to Gunboat
Smith in San Francisco, and out
pointed Carl Morris In a ten-round
match in New York.
Here are some Of the records Of the
pugilists:
@>-g Jack, johnson.
1901-Horace Miles, K. o., 8 rounds.
won; John Lee K. o., 10 rounds, won;
Charley Brooks. K. o., 2 rounds, won;
Jack Mccormick, K. o., rounds,
won; Jack Mccormick, K. o., Z
rounds, won; Klondyke, 20 rounds
draw; Joe Choynski, K. o., 8 rounds.
lost. 2+f
1902-Dan Murphy, K. O., 10 rounds.
won; Ed. Johnson, K. o., 10 rounds,
won; Joe Kennedy, K. o., rounds,
won: Jack Jeffries, K. o., rounds,
won: Joe Kennedy, K. O., rounds,
won; Klondyke, X. o., 13 rounds, won;
Bob White, decision, Is rounds, won;
Jim, Scanlon, decision, II rounds, won;
Pete Everett, decision, 20 rounds;
won; Frank Childs, decision, II
rounds, won; George Gardiner, de-
cision, 20 rounds. won; Fred Russell,
decision, 6 rounds, won; Hank Griffin.
decision. Is rounds, won: Billy Stiff,
decision, 10 rounds, won: Hank Grif-
fin. decision, 20 rounds, won.
won; Denver Ed. Martin, decision, 20
rounds, won; Sam McVey, decision,
20 rounds, won; Sandy Ferguson, de-
cision, 20 rounds, won; Sam McVey.
decision, is rounds, won; Sandy Fer
guson, 6 rounds, no decision.
1904-Sam McVey, 4. o., 20 rounds,
won; Ed. Martin, K. O., rounds,
won; Frank Childs, decision, rounds,
won; Black Bill, 6 rounds, no de-
cision.
1sO6-Jim Jeffords, K. O., 4 rounds.
won; Walter johnson, K. o., 8 rounds.
won; Morris Harris, K. O., round,
won: Black Bill, decision. rounds.
won; Sandy Ferguson, foul 6 rounds
won: Marvin Hart, decision, 20
rounds, lost; Joe Jeanette. foul,
rounds, lost; Joe Jeanette. 9 rounds,
no decision; Jack Munroe. 6 rounds
no decision; Black Bill, rounds. no
decision; Joe Grim. rounds. no de-
cision; Joe Jeanette, s rounds, no
decision: Young Peter jackson, Il
rounds, draw.
1s06-Charies Hoghley, K. o.,
round, won; Joe jeanette, decision.
Is rounds, won; Sam Langford.. de-
cision, Is rounds won; Joe Jeanette
6 rounds. no decision: Jim Jeffords,
6 rounds, no decision; Billy Dunning.
10 rounds. draw; Joe jeanette, 10
rounds. draw.
19O7-Pete Felix. X. o., round
won; Jim Lang. K. o., 9 rounds won:
Charley Cutler. ! round. won; Jim
Flynn, K. o., II rounds. won; Bob
Fitzsimmong, decision, Q rounds. won:
Sailor Burke, rounds. no decision
I90S-Tommy Burns. K. o., Il
rounds. won; Tony Ross. rounds
! no decision: AL. Kaufman, 10 rounds
no decision: Jack O'Brien, 6 rounds
no decision.
1s10-Jim Jetfries, K. O., l5 rounds
won.
ls12-Jim Flynn, decision, 8 rounds
won.
l913-Jim johnson. 10 rounds. draw.
1914-Frank Moran, decision, 70
rounds, won.
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Jess willard.
19i1-Ed. Burke, X. o., rounds
won: Louis Fink, K. o.. 3 rounds
won; AL. Mandeno, K. o., rounds
won; Joe Cavanaugh, K. O., II rounds
won; Ben ShiIler. K. o.. . rounds.
won; Frank Lyon. decision, 10 rounds
won; Mike Comisky. decision. 10
rounds. won; Louis Fink. FOUL, 10
rounds. lost.
1si2-John Young. X, o.. s rounds,
won; Frank Bowers K. o.. 8 rounds.
won: John Young. K. o., 8 rounds