Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-30
Nv Robert Edgl en-.

fishing co.
(The New York World.)
By Robert Edgcn.
More and more Jack Dempsey
looks like the real heavyweight cham
pion Of America He can hardly claim
the world title until he goes through
the list of foreign heayyweights but
only technically separates him
from the honor of being officially rec
ognized as the best heavyweight on
the map. There are no heavyweight
fighters in England or Australia who
have shown any part of DempseYs
class and only one in France whose
record would make a match with
Dempsey look like anything but a
enc sided joke. This. Of course, is
Georges Carpenter
As for our old friend Jess Willard,
although he refuses to announce his
retirement his actions speak louder
han words. Jess has retired SO far
that he occupies now nothing more
than chapter in ancient ring his
tory. He Is not to be blamed for not
fishung. Probably he realizes that
after nearly four years of soft living
TN attempt to come back" would on
ly bling him a beating.
Dempsey began fighting when he
was nineteen, and in his first two
Years in The ring knocked out nine
teen men in seventy rounds of fight
l. gan average Of less than four
rounds each. Six knockouts We're in
the first round.
Dempseys best performance was
the knocking out of Fred Fulton in
IA 81 seconds. But while Dempsey
clearly established his superiority
over Fulton in this first the quick
finish can hardly be taken as a meas
ure of their comparative fighting
ability 1t was clean, deliberate
attack and a cold Knockout. But it
fights between the two men, Fulton
is really a first-class boxer and
fighter of unusual ability,
There is one vital difference be-
tween Fulton and Dempsey Demp-
,y's jaw is harder.
As for friend Willie Meehan, the
iovial tar. Willie is good four
rounder. but not a champion. Graney
gave him a decision over Dempsey
in n four-round charity bout. And
Fulton beat him easily a few weeks
later in four rounds. There was some
difference of opinion about the fair
ness of the Meehan- Dempsey decis-
ion, and none ut all over Fultons vic
tory.
Dempsey first began to attract
little attention about a year ago,
when he knocked out Al Norton in
one round in San Francisco. He
shortly afterWard knocked out Char
lie Miller in one round. Then he beat
Gnnboat Smith and Carl Morris in
San Francisco four-round bouts, Civ
ing each a sound thrashing.
This put Dempsey on the map. He
went east. and Charlie Murray OF
Buffalo, who knows a fighter when
he sees one, matched him with Carl
Morris for a ten-round fight Demp
sey battered the former only white
hope into a helpless state before
half the distance had been fought
In St Paul DempAey gave Pilly
Miske a neat trimming, disposing of
one more coming champion" Miske
himself told me that he doesn't know
how he got through the ten rounds,
as he remembered nothing for four
rounds after Dempsey clipped him on
the chin.
Take another Of Dempsey's recent
bouts, when he knocked out BattlinE
Levinsky' easily and without wasting
time or punches Who else has
knocked out Tevinsky9
Dempsey seems to have knock
out punch that would have made him
class with the old time champions
like John l., sullivan and Jeffries If
he had happened along in their time
He has a lot of other things besides
a champions punch
He is Young, for instance. Only
twenty three.
He is six feet tall
He weighs about 200 pounds in
He has tremendously powerful
forearms and heavy fists---a fight'ng
like that which made Bob