The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
FULTON and WILLARD
DEPEND ON Their LEFT
Both Use a Portside Swing for q
Haymaker.

New York, Feb. 24-when Jess willard
and Fred Fulton eventually face each
other in the ring there win be q left
handed battle for the world heavy
weight crown.
Imagine two giants, both toting ex-
ceedingly mean" portside mittene, and
you win get the idea of what this battle
viii be. for 1t is only a question OF time
until the big Minnesota plasterer VIII
get his chance
Fulton southpawed his way a step
nearer to the coveted match with Will
lard when he met Charley Weinert under
the glaring incandescents at Madison
Square Garden. Within the course OF
two rounds Fulton had woni for the
New Jersey Adonis was nothing more
nor less than toy in his hands, and
Referee Bill Brown did the only thing
any self-respecting referee could do in
stopping the bout. sd s
weinert. outweighed by thirty-nine
pounds and at a disadvantage In both
height and reach. might just as well have
tried to batter down the Rock Of
Gibraltar. Fulton was too big and too
strong, and the match was q poor one
from the spectators standpoint.
But no matter how poor the match
really was, it proved to the satisfaction
Of every fistic follower who saw 1t thae
Fulton stands head and shoulders above
any white hope" who has been brought
out since the untimely death Of Luther
Mccarthy. And Fulton is generally con-
seded to be much better than MCCARTHY
was at his best.
Fulton works in the ring with ma
chine-like set Of motions. He seldom
wastes a punch and he Is cool and COL
lected as a cucumber. His punches carry
a world Of force and his left hand WORKS
like a giant piston rod Fulton Is natu-
rally left-handed, but he uses his right
hand almost as well, and any time you
find an ambidextrous fighter who can MT
like this big fellow from Minnesota you
have q real lighting machine.
The questions fistic followers who have
watched Fulton work are asking each
other can be summed up as follows:
''Can this big plasterer stand stout
wallop on the chin?"
"Can he stand up under a heavy punch
to the midriT?''
isn't he built too much on the lanky
order to take much punishment"
Here are the things to be considered
In sizing UP Fulton. II these questions
can be answered in his favor. look out
for a change of scenery around Heavy
weightville, for IL Fulton can take pun
ishnent he stands the best chance of
any man uncovered to date against jess
Willard.
Standing in the ring, waiting for the
bell. Fred Fulton Is the nearest approach
to Bob FitZsimmons Of any heavyweight
who has ever been brought out He Is
lean and lanky. well muscled about the
shoulders, and his arms are powerful.
Fred also has a sturdy pair Of stills to
work on. and with his terrific hitting
power and his long reach he is a for
midable fighter for any man to face.
But don't forget that jess Willard IA
every inch a giant and aman- He is much
heavier, a little taller and much better
knit than Fulton. His great left hand
adjudged by a good many of the critics
who saw him defeat johnson as a better
left than Fulton possesses, carries sledge
hammer power to the target. and the Full
ton jaw will get the acid test when they
meet.
II Fulton is built to take punishment,
therefore, his chances against Willard
are brilliant. for he is a younger man, In
better physical condition than Willard
can attain after his long lay-off, and II
anything he is 4 better boxer than Will
lard. But II the Fulton jaw is brittle
Willard will wear him down.
When these two giants meet sentiment
will probably be divided on a fifty-nfty
basis for Fulton has won a host of fol-
lowers, and without a doubt he In one OF
the handiest workmen New York has
looked at for many a day.