The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
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 DIXIE THINK OF BIZ JULY 4 BOUT

From Memphis Commercial Appeal. lanta Georgian.
 Jack Dempsey will win by the knock There have been few heavy-weights of this or any other day who could hit as hard as the Utah mauler. He will carry the fight to Willard and bore through the rather haltirg defense of the cham pion. Dempsey will weigh close to 200 pounds the day of the fight. The diff ference in poundage will be to Demp- sey's advantage, if any, on account of the humidity of the region.
 Twelve rounds is short route for a world title. but it will be the fastest, most slashing fight that fistiana has ever seen.
 Jess is at the end of his rope as money maker. His star is fading and he will step down and out. or rather be knocked ldown and out.
 By Bob McDavid, Sporting editor the Birmingham Age-Herald.
 I don't believe Jess Willard can hit hard enough to knock a man like Demp- sey out in F rounds. On the other hand, am convinced that the challenger packs enough punch to put any human being to sleep, once he hits him. But whether
 
 is the big problem. Certain it is that un- less the fight is very much against him Willard will not lose on points, for no referee will dare transfer the title when there's any room for doubt
 I have a hunch that Dempsey will ad- minister the sleeping powders about the { tenth round, but would place my let tuce on Willard provided there's no Q knockout.
 By Barney Sheridan, sporting editor the Mobile Register.
 In the opinion of the writer Jess Will lard will successfully defend his title against Jack Dempsey on July at Tole- do I would like to insert a qualification in this opinion to the effect that my sen timents are not with Willard to con- tinue as heavyweight champion. Demp- sey is a good little man, but the weight advantage and advantages in every other feature appear to give Willard an edge that Dempsey will face the best man he has ever met and man who showed in his battle with Jack Johnson that he can stand terrific punishment. A knock out for Willard inside the F rounds seems to the writer to be much more than a possibility.
 By W. G. Foster, sporting editor the Chattanooga Times.
  lard out inside 12 rounds nor will the champion be able to make much inn pression on the challenger. My hunch is that the result will be a decision for Dempsey on points and an inevitable wave of dissatisfaction among fans.
 While carefully censored stories from wiilards camp tell of terrific punishment administered to his sparing partners, other reports are leaking out that the clam pion is not really in condition to injure Dempsey. Just the same the champion will perhaps be able to go the F rounds without much distress.
 By Joe Williams, sporting editor of Memphis Commercial Appeal.
 Dempsey is a real fighting man. make no mistake about that He hits with dy- manic power He has demonstrated his great two-handed punching on score of occasions.
 But Wilard-in condition, mind you is different type of man than Dempsey ever faced before: a clever man and fast for one so large; as fighter with pcwers to assimilate punishment-wher in condition, mind you-beyond anything ever before shown in prize ring.
 But Willard out of fighting condition is something else again. If he isn't ! tuned to concert pitch, if his stomach won't stand all the sledge-hammer blows of Dempsey, something is likely to hap pen that will be great surprise to the champion. If Willard goes into the ring