New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-08

decision after fifteen rounds of MILL
ing.
AS all CT those interviewed declared
that they had no particular interest
in either fighter this ratio in favor of
the challenger might seem to indicate
that Lynch will enter the ring ia
vorite in the betting. We were in
clined to attribute this partially to
Lynch to the fact that Joe will have a
weight advantage of five or six pounds
over the champion and to the rather
more significant circumstance that
Buff has not fought in the last seven
months.
The opinions of the seventeen
Lynch advocates we're based on an en-
tirely different theory and questioning
along this line developed the fact that
a story has gained wide circulation in
New York to the effect that the cham
pion is far from physically fit and that
he has never recovered from the oper-
alton he underwent some two months
ago. This operation was performed
for the alleged purpose of remedying
an infected gland in Bluffs neck. This
gist of the story that was told, retold,
repeated and reiterated to US in widely
separated sporting circles yesterday
was to the effect that the operation
was not success.
Students Look for X. O.
Lynch will win by knock out" was
the statement made by many keen
students of the boxing game, and then
they had heard of Bluffs physical con-
dition.
Lew Diamond, Bluffs manager, de-
MED these reports categorically yester-
day and insisted that the champion was
in better physical condition than he
was when he won the title from Pete
Herman at Madison Square Garden,
September 20, 1921.
A few weeks ago l visited Bluffs
training quarters in Jersey City and
saw him go through his training stunts.
and it is my opinion that he is to-day
more formidable ring figure than he
flash and the way he beat up a husky
sparring partner of middleweight pro-
portions was proof enough for US that
he is hitting harder than ever One
terrific right-hand swing to the chin
carried the middleweight half way
through the ropes. 1t was as strenu-
Gus q workout as I ever saw in any
training campaign.
Lew Diamond had this to say:
Johnny Buff is in better physical
condition right now than he was when
he won the title from Pete Herman
last year. The opera ton on his neck
helped him immeasurably and there is
absolutely no truth in the report that
it was not successful. 1t has helped
his breathing great deal, and this, Of
course, has added to his staying
powers. The fact that he has not
boxed in seven months can be dis
counted. Buff is naturally a clean
liver and is always in good condition.
In addition to this he has boxed
almost daily with his sparring part
ners, and the improvement in his gem
eral form has been steady. He is
faster and hits harder now than he
@er did. He never went into bout
with more confidence, and if this scrap
on Monday night gees the limit Johnny
will be sadly disappointed boy.
Says Weight Favors Lynch
Johnny will weigh in on Mon
day afternoon pretty close to 113
pounds. l understand that Lynch will
scale about 11s. This difference will
work as an advantage to Buff rather
than to Lynch, as the latter cannot
make weight and retain his full
The weight is not a nat
ural one for Lynch, while it is for
Buff"
Lynch and Buff concluded their hard
training for the championship en-
counter yesterday and will take things
easy until it is time to start for the
Velodrome. They will weigh in at 2 |
o'clock Monday afternoon, the articles |
calling for 118 pounds at that hour.
Buff holds two titles, the worlds ban
and the American flyweight, |
but only one of them, the former, will |
be at stake on Monday night.
Tex Richard is apparently at loss
to understand why the Boxing Commits
sion or anybody should oppose return
Willard in this state. In speaking of |
the proposed battle yesterday Richard
said:
"If Jess Willard can get into proper
physical condition l can't see why any
one should object to giving him
chance to regain the title he lost to !;
Dempsey at Toledo. 1t is only fair
that he should be given this chance
he can get into shape. I
don't see why Willard should be sim /
gled out and barred from appearing ,,
in this state simply because he was
once beaten by Dempsey. Neither do
l see any reason for the belief that
can't get into first class ply
steal condition. | believe that If he-|
works sincerely he can get into better