The New York herald., 1921-02-13
Chicago Veteran Likely to
Put Soldier Boxer to
Acid Test.
HIS NEW YORK DEBUT
A. E. T. Titleholder Defeated
But Once in Brilliant.
Career.
) NEW YORK DEBUT
BY CHARLES +. MATHIsoN.

Bob Martin, A. Z. F. boxing cham
pion, who is said to have an eye on
the heavyweight crown that now orna-
ments the Uranium of Jack Dempsey
will make a serious attempt next Fri
day night at Madison Square Garden
i TO furnish proof that he is entitled TO
consideration as a contender for the
hief honors of the class. In Bill
rennan Martin will meet a fighter
Mo is apt to extend the soldier boxer
the utmost, and if Martin can de-
Lat the Chicagoan or hold him even
he A. E. F. champion will have to be
accepted as a logical contender for
the heavyweight sceptre.
Brennan surprised boxing patrons
when he lasted twelve rounds with
Dempsey, has had a couple of hard
fights since he faced the champion,
and he is III the best condition of his
career for the Martin engagement.
Martin is "a years old. He was born
at Albright, w. Va. He is of Indian,
Irish. Scotch blood He weighs 1S5
pounds and stands feet inches. He
enlisted in the worlds war one day after
war was declared He saw twenty-nine
months service under the colors. He
was product of the A. +. F. Martin
owes everything he has learned in box
Ing way to the American Army training
Martins Army Record.
In the army he had nine fights and
Knocked every opponent out. In the
elimination fights for the A. z. +. cham
pionship held in France, he had n total
of 80 contests and won 2s by knock
outs For the welfare organizations in
France he boxed ten times and regis
tered as many knockouts. In the in
terim between the A. +. F. and Inter
allied army championships Martin
scored six more knockouts.
In the Interallied army champion
ships-1S fighting nations represented
at the Pershing Stadium. Martin
scored three knockouts and won the
championship by knocking out Capt.
Cougill of the Australian army in 50
seconds of actual fighting time. For
this feat Martin was proclaimed by
Gen. Pershing 'the fighting champion
of forty million men," He began his
professional boxing career on July IL.
1919. when he knocked out Bob Scan
ION in II rounds at Paris. He has
IOuSnt zSz rouDdS.
Martin won the A. L. F. title by beat
ing Fay Kiser in 10 rounds at the
Cirque de Paris. April 81, 1919, and
gained the Interallied title by knock
ing out Capt. Gordon Cougill of Aus
tralia in one round at the Pershing
Stadium, Paris. In total of IS fights.
including both army and professional
contests. Martin has scored rs knock
outs. won four by decisions, boxed three
no-decision matches, drew once and lost
twice.
Capt Bob Roper got the decision over
Martin in IL rounds In Boston recently.
or all his opponents since his retire.
ment from the army Roper is the only
man to get decision over Martin, and
as Roper in his contest with AL Roberts
showed himself TO be a classy man Mar
tins defeat was not to his discredit.
There is not a shadow of doubt that
Martin is a hard hitter. for he has
Knocked out nearly all the men who
have faced him. True, none except
Roper possessed much class. but as Mar
tin is now at his best he may possibly
stop Brennan.
Capt. Roper held Brennan even in ten
rounds. and so did Harry Greb and
BARLEY Madden.
III Brennan conquers the soldier boy II
will probably be due to the experience
Of the veteran Chicago boxer.