The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-01
JACKSON BEAT FITZ
WITH RIGHT CROSS
Winning Blow Perfect Anti
dOte for Left Hand
Lead.
by CHARLES r. MATHIsON.

Willie Jackson was so decisive the
vanquished boxer is hard pressed 10
find a reasonable explanation. The
only excuse F'itszimmons and his sup
porters have been able TO bring for
ward is that he was weakened by eH-
cessive weight reduction. Although ne
was required to make 1875 pounds both
at p. NJ. and at Q p. NJ. he scaled
1891 at p. NJ. and was below $50 az
p. M. The rules of the Boxing COM
mission, which are those of the Inter
national Sporting Club. require con-
testants to weigh eight hours before
entering the ring, but Jackson insisted
that Fitzsimmons also weigh l3o
pounds at . p. NJ. one and half hours
previous to beginning the contest
Fitzsimmons expresses the opinion
that il was the task OF keeping within
the limit of 135 pounds at O'Clock
that Slapped his strength and made him
a comparatively easy victim for jack
son.
Close inspection OF the encounter
does not sustain the weight excuse.
Fitzsimmons fought with the greatest
vigor and aggressiveness up to the
time he received the first knockdown.
in the tenth round. He never backed
an inch and frequently stood toe to
toe with his opponent. exchanging
! thumps with the greatest enthusiasm.
Fitzsimmons received a knockdown
blow in the eighth round. but he re-
covered from its effect and fought with
fury in the ninth session.
The real secret of Fitzsimmons's de-
/ feat by Jackson lay in the fact that the
victor had discounted the Wanted left
hand punch of the Yorkville man.
Fitzsmmons's southpaw jolts have
been a terror to many of his opponents,
but Jackson had perfected a defence
that completely neutralized the port
side attack of his opponent. Jackson
blocked a majority of the left handed
blows of Fitzsimmons and ducked and
sidestepped others. But most signifi-
cant of all, Jackson utilized the dan
gerous attack of his opponent in a way
that spelled disaster to FitZsimmons.
Jackson knows. as do all students of
boxing, that a perfect antidote for a
left hand lead by southpaw boxer is
a right cross. Therefore Jackson fire.
quently tented Fitzsimmons into a left
lead and stepping to the left sent an
inside right cross to the point of Fits
Jaw. It was this blow, repeated at fire.
/ quent intervals. that finally won the
battle for the Harlerite. F'itzsimmons
rushed furiously at times in an effort
to inflict damage on his opponent, but
Jackson's defence was so good that
Fitz never reached a vital spot with
much solidty.
The surprising thing about the bat
tie was that Fitz was able to take so
hard beating about the jaw and stand
up as long as he did He is strong,
rugged chap or he would have sue
cumhed in n few rounds.
The result of the bout shows that Fitz-
simmons. while strong md combative
enough for the second string light
weights. used excellent judgment in
vithdrawing from his match with
nard. AS both Leonard and Jack
have assured Tex Richard that they
ready for a title match in the Gar
!. the boxing enthusiasts of Greater
New York and vicinity are assured OF
y pugilistic treat in the near future.
The sensational bout that Jack
Sharkey and Joe Lynch put up In the
Garden a few weeks ago is assurance
OF another fine contest when they meet
in the same arena next Friday night
Sharkey tired in the previous bout.
showing 4 lack of road work. hut he has
promised to do more in that direction In
preparation for his next tusse with
Inch
Pete Herman is in the city and has
assured Richard he will meet. the win
ner. If the bantam title holder VIII
box either Lynch or Sharkey under the
Walker law rules he viii create a sem
sation. -
Sharkey. who has n match with Jimmy
Wilde In England in January. saws II he
gets a match with Herman he will wait
here till IL is staged.
If Jeff Smith and Mike O'Dowd meet
in the Garden November 0. and 1t is
said Richard has their consent. the bout
will do much to straighten out the mid
dleweight situation. ODowd is eager
to get return match with Wilson, and
Smith who feels confident of his ability
to defeat the present titleholder. also
seeks contest with the champion. II
there should be a decisive result be-
tween Smith and O'Dowd. Wilson could
hardly refuse a match with the victor.