The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-25
MEDIOCRE BOXING.
BILLS ANNOUNCED
-Four Of Crown Wearers
May Lose Diadem
During 1922
JOHNNY BUFF SLIPPING
Gibbons Believed a Sure Win
ner Over French Ring
Gladiator
by EDWARD W. cocHRANE.

BY EDWARD W. COCHRANE.
with rather mediocre program
/ ~ fistig encounters ON which no
champions are billed. the season Of
/ 1921 IN pugilism draws to a close
/ this week. While the year has been
/ 10 rather evontful one because Of tho
/ changing Of one title three times
ana the defense 81 the worlds
/ heavyweight championship In n
/ bout between Jack Dempsey and
/ Georges Carpenter It Is TO be hoped
/ that tho new year holds forth more
promiscs IN the way OF switching
Of crowns than the past one.
Two new champions have diq-
/ played their fstlC wares before the
American public In the past ~
months. Thcy are Johnny Buff.
bantam, and Johnny Wilson, mid
/ dlcweight. While Buff IS real
. champion, gaining his title through
"a decision over Pete Herman, In M
teen rounds in New York Wilson
IL conceded by flstic experts 10 be
u Joke champion and 1t la TO be
| hoped that the mlddlewcight mud
/ de VIII be cleared up before an
/ other year passes.
Tho Boxing Kings
II seems reasonably certain that
four % the eight titles win change
hands In the next year. The eight
are:
HcayywciEbi----JnCk Dempsey
bFht hsayy yvuig.it-s.corEe Car
pcntiCr.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wilson.
Wcltcrwcight--JaCk Britton.
Lightwcighi--IIenny Leopard.
ICatheryC' ght--,Iohnny kiibanc.
Ia.s A. .l u |. 4 -.InlnaN
l1Dwclght Dispute between
Johnny Buff and Jimmy wilde.
There does not seem to be IA man
In hnXInH today who il Oeriain uf
boating Jack Dempsey. The most
likely candidates are Tommy Glib
hons. Harry Greb and Harry Wills.
Tho first two are light, each being
little more than middleweghi,
while Greb claims to be able TO
make the middleweight limit ani
will fight Wilson shortly for that
title. Wills is larger than Dempsey
and great boxer. but he Is negro
ana Is not likely to get n chance
with the champion. SO Dempsey
appears to be good for another year
. at least.
Two That May switch.
Carpenter Ia to- fight Tommy
/, Gibbons. The chances of the light
nehNyWelsnt crown belnk bhiiteu ~
"a result OF this contest are very
good. II Gibbons Is as good as his
friends claim-thcy want him to
fight Dempsey-he can beat the
highly touted Frenchman, who was
knocked OUT by Dempsey In Jersey
: city last July The Gibbons-Car
pentier fight will take place In New
York early in tho year. according
, TO Tex Richard, who IL promoting
II. Gibbons has great record Of
Knockout wins many of them
| against fairly good fighters.
Johnny Wilson IL not as good aa
several miii!ewe.shts who arc after
, | his crown lie can retain II only
, by refusing TO meet them. He lost
b to Bryan Downey but was saved by
, a no-decision law. Wilson has
] agreed to fight Greb 10 rounds 70
a decision. If Greb can mako 100
: pounds-the reuired weight--and
' be at his best, there viii be a new
champion. The others likely to llft
the crown from wilson's dome are
Tommy Robson. Mike Gibbons and
Downey.
\ some unbcatTblc Ones.
Jack Britton has held the welter-
weight title a long time and II looks
ns though he can retain II anothe'
" year .unless Benny Leonard moves
= up to that division and meets him In
y q 15-round decision affair. Even
u thon the crafty Briton is not cinch
y TO lose. Britton is an old man for
e a Fighter but he Is the real king II
's his class.
d Leonard IL on campaign now Il
Al provo that he can make the light
'e weight limit and still be the best o
q all the lS6-puunders. There ism
"a man who appears to be as good
Lew Tender OF Philadelphia Is thu
hest bet. His failure to knockou
Friedman after flooring him fou
times, indicates he lacks knock
out wallop lie may give Leonar,
a hard battle but there Is doubt a
| 10 his ability To- win. The other can
q dates fall short of the necessar,
requirements to cause the cham
- pionship 20 change hands,
ke Champion since 1912.
Johnny kilhane IL well beyond tn
er axe when men usually hold title
hut he stiu appears To he the kin
n pin OF the fcatherweighta. Kilban
ot isn't anxious 10 defcnd his title bu
can be forced into a match II ther
ia q worthy contender for II. Jus
he now none appears K'lbane ha
held the crown since 1912. He can
not 20 on forever. The first res
ng good yuuugster IL likely TO re
lleve him OF his laurels,
90 The bantam crown has change
hands three times in the past yea
II Herman lost II to Joe Lynch, won
back and then lost II again
ie. Johnny Buff. Buff is unwilling
m Fight I'm Few York to a decision, NJ
lss less paid twice what he is wort
n he does consent TO meet III
er Moore. joe Lynch or He, ma
there, the chances Of his losing Il
Int crown are very good. Fortunate
for admirers Of the banties, tibet
are about six high class pertorme
20 IN this division and therefore u
championship may be shifted thr'
al or four times during the next yea
ne RUFF and Jimmy Wilde OF En-
Id land claim the flyweight champion
ship. Tho only way to settle u
an d spute Is for them to meet. sue
~, some time but no promoter hi
to been able to make Inducements tn;
to a bout has been in prospect Il