The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-06

, champion has Formidable list of
! CuutcudCrs. And with tho oNCep-
/ iion OF one or two champions. all
are worthy OF all that name implea.
Heavyweight champion: Jack
! Dempsey Cpntcndcrs Georges Car
pcnticr, Harry wills, BIN Brennan
and jess Willard.
Light heavyweight champion:
GEORGES Carpenter; CODtCndcrs:
Boy McCormiCk. Tommy Gibbons.
Harry Grcb and Kid Norfolk
Middlcwcight Champion: Johnny
| Wilson; Contcndcrs: Mike O'Dowd,
Mike Gibbons. Panama Joe Cans,
Johnny Giil, jeff Smith and Bryan
/ DOwnCy.
wcltcrwcight champion: Jack
| BrittOn; cOntcndcrS: Ted Lewis,
Louis BornSh aud Jack Perry.
Lightweight champions: Benny
Leonard; contcnders: Lew Tender,
Willie jackson and Richie Mitchell.
Ecathcrwcight champion: Johnny
klbanc: COntcndcrS: Andy Clancy,
Charles Bcchcr, and Billy DcIOc.
Bantamwclght chBmpin: Joe
Lynch; COntcndcrs: Joe Burman,
Carl Trcmainc, Pete Herman, Pal
Moore. Young Montreal.
| in tiit bHnNc IiSt Oi champions
| and cODtcndcrs IL H. cyidcn, that all
classes are populated with splcn-
did array Of scrappcrs and there are
others falling Just iiulc short ~
| OOntcndcIS who Hrc also of more
than average ability.
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There arc only four Contcnders
10 Jack Dcmpscy's crown although
some other hcaNywcights have
| been mentioned quito frequently
as possible opponents for Dcmp-
| Scy. But u contender means one
that would have u chance to bcat
the champion and there Is Nonc
| with the exception of those four
who looms capable of giving the
| title holder n battle. Fred Fulton,
Frank Moran and Bob Roper and
| Bob Martin. the last two named
| former army boxers, more nearly
| approach the contender list than
any other with the exception of
| the four named.
We haven't named Bat Levinsky
as a contender for the light heavy
weight championship which he lost
early this winter 10 Georges Car
penticr, as his day has passed as a
great scrapper, Tommy Gibbons
land Harry Greb, well known names
in fistiana and Boy Mccormick. the
| latter comparative newcomer,
would all be formidable opponents
for Carpenter, Gibbons In particu-
lar
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! There are several Contenders for
the middleweight crown who could
give Champion Wilson "A real argu-
ment and three OF them. the two
Mikes. O'Dowd and Gibbons, and
Jcff Smith would have an even
chance or better to whip him. Pam
anna Joe Cans (negrg~ Is a great
fighter, though prol/ly barred be-
cause of his color.
Ted Kid Lewis, who alterpated
with Jack Britton for SO many Years
in holding the welterweight title is
still great fighter Louis Bogash,
who has enjoyed a meteoric rise to
the top Of the pugilistic ladder and
Jack Perry, Pittsburgh scrappcf who
is credited with beating Britton in a
o-dooision 20 are as good and
probable better now than Lewis.
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4 few months ago Leonard was
hailed as the ''inyinCiblc cham
pion." But no longer. Not that
Leonard has dctcrioratcd In abil-
ity. But Charley White and Richie
Mitchell both showed that the
champion could be knocked down
and the latter almost won the
title. Tender Is especially danger
ous while both Jackson and Eichic
Mitchell are superb fighters and
championship possibilities.
There is probably a greater lack
luf high class boxers I'm the feather
weight diyision than In any other,
champion Johnny Kilbane hash
defended his title for so long that
lsume critics don't recognize him az
champion. Andy CLANCY Is the best
OF the challcuI"rs, though Billy De
Foe is 4 likely looking Lad and has
come with u rush In the past year,
No class presents ~ many great
boxers ~ tie bantnmwclght. There
are at least five OF the little fell
lows who can step OUT ana give
| Champion doe Lynch the battle OF
his llfc-and there are several
others of ncar-cOntcndcr abilitN.
Chlcf OF those arc Roy Moore, u
| veteran whose knockout in nine
rounds of Jack SharkcS entities
him to serious consideration
though his age Is distinctly against
him.
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Jimy Wilde is master Of all he
surveys in tho tlyweight class ana
There isn't a boy who even remotely
measures up to him as contender.
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Fate Of the oklahoma boxing
hill probably will ne decided to-
morrow or Tuesday, All boxing
enthusiasts who have the real In
tcrcsts of the fistiC game AZ heart
should be dcSirous of seeing the
massage Of this worthy measure,
and IA letter or wire Ia representa-
lives and senators expressing
views on the bill would bc a good
thing,
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Indications are that the boxing