Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-09
FULTON ONLY CONTENDER
Rochester Giant Is Only Heavy
weight with an Outside Chance
TO Lick Jess Willard,
IS STILL A NOVICE BOXER

NEW YORK, April s-sennning the
rather motley array Of heavyweight chat
longera who Turk ~ the far and nour
corners, there seems % be bot ono who
can 10 conceded 10 have remoe chnnca
b bout Win Jers willard. The chance
that bangles from the scalp belt ~ TIM
one u but tho ahadaw 81 fun grown
chance, bur Il =, neyeftheleas, moro tan
glbie than the props upon which other
ayywoighta are supporting thcmaolye9
whom clamoring for an opportunity 10
meet tho champion,
Tho fighter referred 10 IL none other
Than fhe recently ridieulod and widely
osrod NJ Fred Fulton. he stands out n
pace on two ahead Of tho othore simply
bce1uao ~ his slatanot for any other
reason Fulton stands aiK feet -four ana
Uno.half inches. lie weighs about EO Or
22j pounda IN condition lio has a reach
u thirty-four and ono half inches These
things demnnd that he BE- considered
until such time 90 he shall be eliminated
ny some other heavyweight, Tor IN
Morans bout with willard Il was con
ylnclngly proved that man Of Moran q
Hizo has no ciinnce against joss whether
tho bout DO " ten rounds Or nfiY
Certain ~ IL That Moran " tho Test
~ the heavyweight eontenders who have
shown their wares II New York YET
Moran. wi MI hts great punching powsr
WIN MI his agRfeaaigeneps, could not
mike any impression on willard u rs
practically certain thnt II willard & 70
be beaten u win be accomplished by -
man uch nearer HE wn size 4 an Fran
Moran. ala" coffey q al
Il 1. HIS size alone, then, tlot enables
Fulton 10 prnnea around M likely
prospect Probably Fulton won't look 20
good when lie II called upon 70 show
whit ability ho posaeaaes By Meeting
aomo of the other recognized heayy'
weights IN the ring
Needs PoiisbEns,
ii dring by his record Fulton needs con-
siderable polishlns before he will DO
entitled 10 q meeting with tho champion.
Iie may be nugget in the rough. but tho
acid test haH not yet been applied suf
n lently ~ warrant any rash assertion
that Ifuit0n IL 4 leading contender for
no iitlc, And his manager would % wei
not u rush Fulton 10 tho front 100
quickly. he should be brought along by
aiow a'0Res, lie should 10 afforded every
opportunity 10 loarn the finer points Of
boxiHg before being pltted against the
boat Many promising boxer bas been
spoiled md hls chances Of ever amount
ing 10 anything hnya been buried through
being rushed too quickly 10 tho fore,
Fulton IL but "a yoars old, hts manager
should make careful matches for him,
that ho may become imbuod with tho
confidence that attends victory u IL
ndyislblo for his MANAGER 10 engaEe some
qualified tutor 10 instruct Fulton IN tho
finer points. and in year, perhaps, THE
Rochester Giant" may blossom into a
full fedged contender with at least a
fighting chance
Reminds Mccoy Of Fits.
"lSld" Mccoy has boxed with Tulton,
and he says that Fred reminds him Of
Bob Fitzslmmons on a larger scale.
'1lo IL powerfully built from The waist
up, raid Mccoy. "fIc can HIT but IN
far from being finished boxor. ITO had
many things 10 learn when | boxed with
! him,
~ was ast year in my gyipnaslum In
fan Francisco that ! met Fulton IN n
private box ng bout ThSre We some six
or seven men present For two round r
was unable 10 lay a glove on him. 10
was too big 20 hit on the Jaw, IN tho
third round, however. ! Tented him into
leaving his Jaw unprotected and drove
homo snappy right with all my weight
behind II and knocked him out,
Tic was but d novice. but showed me
enough 70 mako me believe that he can
be developed into a good man.
Mccoy had been persuaded 20 box Ful.
ton TO try him out and REQ what his
prospects were.
While IN this city preparing for his bout
with Moran Willard was asked about his
exhibition bout with Fulton. IN which the
latter was reported TO have floored WI
lard IN the second round Willard re-
fused 10 either affirm or deny that he
had been floored, but he remarked, "Fui-
ton can hit | think he Is one or the
hardest hitters In the ring"