The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-10
BY JOHNNY KILBANE
Feashrrwcigbs Champion Of the
World

BY JOHNNY KILBANE
Fenshvwrigbs Champion Of the
World
The Dempsey Carpenter fight at
Jersey City on July viii be a bat
tie between lighting freaks"
but these freaks arc respectively
the ruggedcst and the olevcrest In
the world. This win make Il a bout
the like OF which has never before
been seen In championship 80.
I'm be weigh, and strength
against brains and speed. with
science in the discard.
The fight won't be as picturesque
~ tho heavy battles OF the past
don't mean by that IL won't be an
interesting ngh, for the fans; II viii
BE- packed with punchesi To me II
viii be of more interest than any
heavyweight belt battle of recent
yearx.
ALWAYS
SET
Every American heavy who has
copied the title since the days OF
John L. Sullivan has fought ae-
ccrding TO Hoyic." BY that I mean
that his offensive tactics were those
that other boxers used.
Every variety of wallop that the
nnoRvyweight sent over was from a
certain position To get set for
waiiop he had to jockey himself
into position.
HIS opponent could guess. 10 n
large degree. what was coming In
time 20 cover. Surprise didn't fig.
ure very strongly. Rather Il was
oecessAry to first weaken and break
down the opponents defense before
the kayo waiiop could be slipped
Over.
Curbetf Bob F1tzsimmons and the
Uehers Who In turn won the heavy
weight title were all this type of
tighter. who stood In position and
swapped blow for blow.
JACK
DIFFERENT
Then along came Jack Dempsey.
With ring tactics all his own
Awkward and unscientific. but
With . world Of power and stamina.
Demp~ry vas interested only In get.
0lng ciose enough 10 an opponent,
- hnh The haymaker that would
~hAlk up another kayo.
Ring strategy went BY the boards
Dempsey pAid no attention 10 prece
1snl He started his punches from
ony and an positions. shooting them
luug h thb way IT times when his
upbdnent least expected them He
pncas . knockout In either fist and
0sifts q Win to meet an attack
UYI.E
DANGEROUS
Couple Dempsey's two handed
fighting style with his opponents IN
ability TO dope his intentions and
you've rot . mighty dangerous com
bination- For . shift from left 20
risht hand gives Dempsey a big ad-
vantage. Few Of the classy fight
0s can fight other than with their
Ieft hand A r1ghs-handed fighter
b awkward for them 70 handle
and to hit And Dempsey's ability
b make the shin At will gives him
this Advantage 1t any time during
. fight that he cares to take IL
LIKE X. o.
BROWN
Knockout Brown was Q right.
handed fighter. and his string Of
aIayoes testifies TO what I mean.
N George Clancy. whom I fought at
Cedar Point. and X o. Mars. whom
I met at Cincinnati. were the same
kind Of boxers--the most dangerous
kind of opponents because, owing to
their apparently awkward style. they
were likely at any second to get
across a blow that would wind up a
fight in a hurry.
The value Of Dempsey's surprise
style OF fighting is shown by the
fact that even before he put Willard
away at Toledo he had knocked out
20 men In the first round and had
a dozen other knockouts TO his
credit.
willard, on paper. should have
won the Toledo affair. But he was
puzzled by Dempsey's style. just as
every other boxer Is puzzled In try
ing TO dope the man who doesn't
stick TO the usual methods.
Thus Dempsey won his title by
freak fighting.
CARP
LIKE CAT
Carpenter has risen to the cham
pionship of France by freak fight
ing Of an altogether different ma
tpre. Trained In the European
school Of open MISUNDERSTANDING
II practically unknown over there
Georges has developed such agility
IN rushing. hitting and getting away
that In the ring he reminds a per
son Of nothing 30 much as a cat
Into his opponent one second with
q bulietlike one-two punch. he IS
crouched on the floor like a shadow
the next while an adversary's swing
goes harmiessiy over him. Points
pile up the points-that has been
the Frenchman's method always.
FRENCHMAN's
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