The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-05
Champion Enters Ring Monday
A Heavy Favorite Over Miske
FIVE CHAMPIONS
DEFEND CROWNS
Tomorrow Biggest Day
in Fistiane Since
July a, 1918.
by Edward w. Cochrnnc.

With five OF tho six worlds cham
pion pugilists defending their titles
and score OF other bouts in which
fighters who are right next to the
top rung OF the pucilistic ladder. are
TO compete, the winter boxing season
Will be ushered in this week with the
greatest program OF fistic entertain
ment ever offered 10 ring followers
OF the United states.
The cha mpions who will defend
their crowns are Jack Dempsey
heavyweight. Johnny Wilson, mid
dlewoight; Jack Brittou, welter-
weight; Benny Leonard. lightweaght.
and Pete Herman. bantamweight.
Unless there is an eleventh hour
postponcment OF one of the bouts,
Leonard will defend his title twice
in the next five davs.
Naturally, the outstanding feature
OF the program is the contest be
tween Dempsey and BILLY Miske in
Benton llarbor, Mich, Monday. No
bout since the day Dempsey crum-
pied big Jess Willard to the canvas
In Toledo more than "A year ago, has
attracted more attention. despite the
fact that followers Of boxing are
willing 70 admit that Miske has a
ghost Of n chance TO lift the crown
ASSASSIN"
The pugilistic world Is we'll ac-
duaintcd with the record OF Demp-
sey. No boxer since the palmv days
OF Jim Jofforios has scored so many
knockouts or has gained in a few
short years more followers than
Dempsey. His terrible punching
power, bulldog tenacity, natural
fighting ability and mcteoric rise 10
fame have imbued the public with
the idea that he Is invincible. just as
the public believed John l.. sullivan
10 be world beater at the time he
stood alone as the one great pugilist
OF this country lust before Jim Cor
hett, a bank clerk, drifted out Of
San Francisco and whipped Sullivan
at New Orleans
Picked Most Worthy Foe
Miske is a good fighter, despite
the fact that he is not considered in
a class with Dempsey. In casting
about FOR foe for tho champion the
promoter mad a hard time TO find
one in whom the public would place
confidence. He picked tho hest. of
the field. Miske's record caused him
to be chosen. He holds a decision
over Bill Brennan, the celebrated d
knockout artist from New York, who
viii meet Dempsey later. Miske has
beaten Harry Greb and n lot o'
other good fighters. He IL the one
man who was able to go the limit
with Dempsey, and he did So on two
occasions, once for six rounds and
once for ten. What more could be
asked OF Him. Dempsey knocked
out all the others in jig time. but he
failed to knock Miske off his feet.
When MisEc met Dempsey he was
suffering from a nervous ailment
that prevented him showing Mt his
best He underwent a couyse OF
treatment that Is said to have cured
him entirely and he is reported to be
greater fighter than at any time
in his career. Miske is not a terrific
puncher but he is good defensive
fighter, a clever boxer, and IL he
can stave off the bull-like rushes OF
the champion he stands a chance of
staying the limit. Dempsey on the
other hand, will try to place another
knock out victim on his long list.
Penny Leonard is slated to oppose