Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
DEMPSEY DESTINED TO
REIGN FOR MANY YEARS
Corbett Thinks New Champion Hard
est Punchcr Of Any Who Ever
Gained Premier Honors.
is WORTHY TITLE HOLDER
Jack Would Probably Have Knocked
Willard Out in Second Round Had
He Remained in Ring Away From
Buffetting of Crowd.
by JAMES j. CoRBETT.

BY JAMES j. CORBETT.
y Ges 81 Of a tines mss'
king pag TsEn o tHs Of a ths
worth!est titIeholders that Fistlana
\ ever has known.
has developed many hitters, men with
,errihc punching power. John L. Sui
sa9 Bob FPSax w aen bis k 1sa
SsHYa'S N,S S' sn. a s'2sd d hs
re body SnlIts any any asha,ssr " Of aa =
SSonid put amazing force into their
But doubt II any could generate
The memory Of what happened to
when the Hrst Dempsey smash reached hG
his jaw will live with me always as
Xe w w,h e ps5yb 1ss, wh9
no more than foot a blow that shot
out minus any appearance Of its real
| on It's way, seemed 10 carry no awful
Blow Sealed Wilard's Doom.
tho BIS Kanssn S For from soa a ,Re NOR OF
| mcnt II reached its mark Willard was
beaten gladiator.
men have hit Willard on his Jaw with
seeming sledge- hammer blows. hun
against the Winfd ja ofe But nn' son rat eyer
made the big fellow dizzy. He seemed
10 10, have Jaw mpery!ous to knock:
It F east-i &na { Rrs"H'S he had termed
la Eps t ab,, one neo lief, hook that HI. VII
Wizards jaw was not OF the cast iron
variety; and that Dempsey probably
The punch caught Willard less than a
minnie after the fight began and while
d d. vas n s'il fresh and full Of pep
when his powers Of resistance We're
Wizards whole body quivered Ike
J,es! a!y;' and and look came on his face
ana or,sg na ne ha h. S Battle hs5
I concerned
Jess Went Down After Right.
Even before willard had 4 chance
TO recover Dempsey hit him with a
The story Of what followed is still
too fresh in the minds OF the hstic
| proves tina, Dempsey a two listed
| hitter never has known a superior.
Stunning force in each hand-thats
There were many who wonder why
Dempsey. after KNOCKING down Willard
} a ste Story w After the firs, round round had had
ended Dempsey assumed that he had
4 ner. and receiving the congratulations
4 OF his seconds. he jumped on; Of the
a6q All on ao ms he line ' the
/ tic mob grabbed him and tried to lift
| him of his feet and carry him. He had
iran,ic summons came from the ring
Tor him TO come back, that the fight
tina, II he didn't get back before the
| gorg rang for the second round he
| might be disaualined.
| lar fight through the crazy crowd TO
get back INTO e, the ring He ;, had xa 10
aopE s bao on ms sr Wa
| AIRY man would fsht in six rounds.
A, last he reached the ring and
that the bell rang. He was able 70
answer the gong. and go, out at VIII
smna but Who da So The b aHa w5h
the crowd had taken 4 lot out OF him,
and he knew. it. .,,,. :,
that round with All the fury that would
have been possible after the minutes
rest, He knew e,' thu, ne had TO 'a axe
he a. ea IL ' even soWed oqha a2a
the third, figuring that he had VII
put the finishing punches TO him II
would be well for him TO become com
fEhtins the hero worshipping crowd
If Dempsey hadn't jumped out OF the
ring and had been given the rni1u'e's
question whatsoever In my mind that
he probably would have knocked out
Willard before the end OF the second
session of lighting.
Not Man Without Defense.
There are some who contend that
Dempsey lis a man without de-
Tense" 1t is true that Dempsey doesn't
use the stereotyped form 10 guard him
self. He has a peculiar shifting mo-
tion-a ducking and bobbinE of his
head that perhaps is more battling TO
the ordinary fighter than the usual
method employed by ringmen. He
hasn't defense that ordinary fighters
use, but he has one different and unique
and defense which no man so far
has been able to penetrate success
SO. 1t would seem that instead of
having no defense Dempsey has a SUI
perb one.
Dempsey is a real champion. He is
a splendid fellow, personally, and has
the crowds with him. He is natural
born fighter. and he loves battling. No
one who wants a chance against him
will be refused. He has such super
lative confidence in himself that he will
try conclusions with any man. And
that means ring activity OF champion
ship variety at any time that some
new heavyweight comes along and
nenaces Dempsey's laurels.
Jack Dempsey's victory was the
greatest thing that could have hap
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