Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-24
PICKS DEMPSEY AS VICTOR
TRIUMPH WILL COME BY
DECISION, EXPERT THINKS
Dillon Docs Not believe willard Will
lie Knocked Out Unless Stomach
Caves In Under blows.
ny JACK DILLON.
uLiEht-lIcnyyNclEht, known ns "Jnc,
the Giant IiiIlcr").

ny JACK DILLON.
LiEht-licn'!wciEht. known ms "Jnck
the Giant I<iIlcr").
TOLEDO. OHIO. June 23.-My guess
is that Jack Dempsey will be the next
heavyweight champion OF the world
| with victory coming To him on July
over the decision route.
After WORKING out with both fight
| ers here in Toledo, testing out their
/ Weaknesses and their strength in
| every department OF boxing. and then
watching them for days against their
/ SparrinE partners, my choice is the
Ctah Mauler" on points.
1t Is within tho bounds of possibi-
| lily that Dempsey will win with a
1,, All things are possible
| Willard is just a little too big for
! Dempsey 10 drop unless the concrete
s:omach OF the champion caves in
Ta"rr tme sledEe hammer attacks that
dempsey is sure TO make upon it.
ncmpscy's Speed big Asset.
! Dempseys speed. the way figure
~: IS so infinitely greater than that of
i!lard that the smaller man can
rush IN. smash away and dar, back
| for pile driver blow. And every time
;Hat Dempsey hits and gets away h,
VA! score points that will swing the
decision II his favor when tho iwciva
rounds are over. On. yes. there is
chance that Willard may drop
Dempsey.
Ept my conclusio based upon my
battling with both of them is that
the stiffness Of the smaller man will
| IN 4 short time. so bewildcr Willard
that his timing punches and his judg-
and he Will begin and then continue
TO swing wild. And wild swings. YOU
know: bring, home the bacon only once
Should Hammer Mt Stomach.
The big chance for Dempsey 20
score a knockout comes in hammer
ing away at Willard's stomach Jess
terms II concrete affair and so II
has proven against all foemen of the
champion But Jess is nearly forty
years OF age now and it's been three
years since he has fought. His
stomach may not stand up under, the
Furthermore. ii never had TO, take
punches that carried the tremendous
power that Dempsey can put into his
swings.
Not one man Of the score or more
that willard has fought could hit like
Dempsey. Their blows were like the
flows Of lig'htwGights in comparison
Willard undoubtedly will come to
realize that before the battle has gone
II Dempsey elects right at the out
set 10 try to reach Willard's jaw 1t
probably Will Ice one big mistake.
Those long arms OF the champion will
@rye MIN H'Ek an" nr %Vem II ne G diS
secondary defense OF Willard that con-
! sists of stra;ghteninE TO fun height
and pushing back the head beyond
VIII SnE Lower and Lower.
Knockout success for Dempsey lies
in banging away INCREASINGLY at Will
I lard's stomach. II it's hit hard enough
and often enough il will hurt Jess;
l.A has - "a ~
lower TO ease the pain until he comes
near TO Dempsey's fists. The wonder
full Willard guard Will drop and then
Jack can begin popping for the jaw.
II Willard We're Younger, had been in
the ring during the las, year or two
and Were. faster. as speedy as when he
battled Moran III 1916, | would proba-
hly trail along with him. He surely
has every natural advantage. But
those are Offset by the fact that he is
Ear beyond a pugil!s;'s prime. that age,
or a mysterious something, has sio~ed
him in a startling way; that he is at
an era when a fighter. even though he
looks beautifully conditioned on the
outside. probably has softcned on the
inside 10 a pom, where he can't stand
the Calling.
look, the big fellow. ancient as ring
men go. and extremely slow. faces now
perhaps the greatest ringman that pu-
Eilism has produced in two decades.
In the days of his youth Jess had trou-
! bic whipping men who cannot he men,
: TONED IN the same breath with the
Jack Dempsey OF today. Nearly forty,
! he fights marvel.
Timing Somewhat or Now.
Willard has pounded many a man
into drcamland and the wallop seems
TO be with him sim. But he isn't
timing his blows Win all the nicely OF
y"re. and he isn't punching with quite
The same swiftncsS. The champion Ger
tainly vii! need 10 drive with lightning
/ speed and perfect judgment i: he eX-
poets TO land solidly upon weighing,
I whirling. ever shifting Dempsey.
/ The sole opportunity for the cham
/ pion, AS view It. will come in the
early rounds OF the fight. II he ever
/ expects to put over a Knockout punch
/ IL is then. while he is fresh and un-
( weary. AS the fight wears on it is
/ certain that Willard will begin to
I strain more and more. and as Dempsey
/ continues 10 speed along, weaving in
! and out. back and forth. the willard
/ defense Will hcgintto crumble and the
/ willard blows will lose more and more
| OF their steam"
! It's in five or six rounds for Jess
/ Willard. or never. And ] think il will
! be never. My belief is that he won't
| tie able to reach Dempsey with really
! crushing blow in the whole fight and
/ that Dempsey viii win the fight on
! decision, by dozen miles or So
/ Copyright; 1913?