Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-16
WHAT DEMPSEY
SAYS Of FIGHT
Proud Of Opportunity to Meet
Georges Carpenter;
He Says
BY MAX

ATLANTIC CITY, June 1s-"I
have no hatred in my heart for
him. l do not even dislike him.
More than that, l consider 1t an
honor to fight him-because Car
pentier is a gentleman"
With his head bowed as though
abashed by his own thoughts of the
man who will attempt to strip him
of the highest honors in boxing on
July 2. Jack Dempsey thus delivered
himself of his opinion of the human
qualities of the French challenger.
Il am the champion" he contin-
ued. but l am proud of the oppor-
tunity to meet Carpenter"
Honey Chat
The champions tribute to the
Frenchman came in the course of a
honey" chat in the cosy sitting
room of his trainers dwelling and
was a reply to a question submitted
by an outsider, who had asked. do
you hate Carpenter?
Dempsey did not hesitate with his
answer
What do you think of the
Frenchman as a fighter" he was
asked .
Hes a great one" the champion
said. "A tough one and one that
should not be taken too lightly. He
can hit hard enough for anybody
and Is to be reckoned with at any
stage.
."But let's talk about something
else. How's the old crowd? What's
become of my old manager, Fred
Winsor? Taken up Willie Meehan,
you say? Well, I hope he does
we'll with him. Remember the night
I fred him in Frisco? That was
the quickest knockout I ever SEQ, ed.
"How'sA l Norton? Remember the
first fight I had out on the coast?
AL. as you will remember, was my
opponent and the fight was in the
West Oakland arena.
II used nothing but . left hook on
him and people told me then 1 had
that punch down pretty we'll.
Forgets Punch
And that reminds me OF some
thing that I believe is peculiar to
ali fighters. That is that 1t IL i'm
possible to recall with which hand a
certain telling or knockout punch
is delivered. I do recall that / used
only a left hook on Norton, but IN
all Of my later fights, particularly
the important ones, I cannot tell
with a certainty with which hand l
got home my best punches.
II believe that the first good punch
landed on Willard was a right to the
body, followed by a left to the chin,
scoring the first knockdown. but /
would not swear to it.
you know. when a fellow gets up
there and is fighting for all that is
in him, he isn't thinking about which
hand he is using. but about getting
home when the opportunity presents
itself.
Your punch goes instinctively as
you see your chance. 1t may be
your right or it may be your left,
but it's q. thousand to one after the
fight is over that you will be unable
to tell"
What are you going to do after
the fight, win or lose ?"
Sometimes you are laid up for a
couple of days, but I think about
the first thing I will do after my
affair with Carpenter is all cleaned
up is to pack up and 60 to Salt Lake
to see my mother. After that I do
not know what I will do. 1t all de-
ponds upon whether I win or lose.
Marriage Question
II see that somebody out on the
coast started a umo that I was
going to be married. Nothing to it
so far as / know, because I haven't
met the right girl up to date. but
you never can tell what may hap
pen.
IF the right girl comes along and
she likes Newell you know how
those things are. I may marry six
or seven times, just like Nat Good
win.
II hear that Jim Jeffrles sold q
bunch of his fancy stock for & big
price. Old Jeff is made to order for
that ranch life, but / do not believe
I could go 1t.
IT like the city life. but I have
never thought of what I will do after
I am through with the ring. If.
however. I decide that the ranch will
be the thing for me I'll pick q place
down around Los Angeles, near Jefr's.
But that's something. too. that will
have to wait awhile.
you never can tell what a punch
on the jaw is going to do to a fell
low"