The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-02
LUIZ FIRPO GETS SECOND CHANCE IN TUESDAYS FIGHT
Big Argentinian Causes Con- ment in Heavyweight Box
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By SPARROW MGANN Special Correspondent Of The Age Herald tCop5right, 1929. by The Age-Heraldb

tCop5right. 1929. by The Age-Herald)
 New York, April 1-Joseph Me- Cam is the man who will provide Luiz Firpo, the Argentinian heavy weight hopeful. with a chance to climb the second rung of the ladder of fame. The two men meet in New ark on Tuesday night and sporting men throughout the country will pe interested to know whether Firpos defeat of Sailor Maxted was an earnest chronicle of his ability or whether it was one of those mistakes that occasionally happen in the prize ring.
 Should he beat McCann. no wise fan will at once set up howl for a meeting between the Latin fighter and Dempsey. Even Firpo won't. His hesitation will not be because he can't speak English, either. He is accepting the opinion of those be- hind him that as yet. he is far from ready for a hack at the heavyweight title At the same time, should Joe McCann fall before the big Argen- tinian. Luiz will most certainly en- nance his fame and be in line for bouts against men who rank above the third rate. .
 McCnnn Tough One.
 As for McCann. after a workout in Newark gymnasium today. he announced that he fully intended to shove Firpo off the dock, Jersey men who have watched McCann in the past years. say that he can take at least as much punishment as Maxted did while al the same time he packs much harder wallop. Certainly he walloped his sparring partner, Hughie Gartland, good and proper to- day.
 After looking McCann over. the writer sauntered down the street 10 the gym where Firpo is training un- der the careful supervision of Jimmy DeForest, the veteran fight expert There is no doubt that the dark. skinned battler has improved 100 per cent over the form he showed against Maxted. He has worked up sweet left jab, while his powerful right up percut is not nearly so crude as it was week ago.
 DeForest. who is wise boy. makes no claim that Firpo is in any way qualified to meet Dempsey now, or even this year, In fact, believing that there is but one Dempsey in a century. DeForest says that Firpo will never be tho man Jack is today The great trainers dope is that. say within two years, Firpo will have attained the maximum of his power and skill. whereas Dempsey by that time will have begun to go back. It is then, DeForest thinks that Firpo will have more than mere chance to send Dempsey to defeat.
 "Firpo right now" says DeForest "has as much power in his fist and arms as the champion has, but of course he does not know how to ap- ply all his power. IL will he my job to teach him. just as showed Demp- sey how to take advantage of the muscular development of his fore arms. Firpo will be carried along in the lower division of his class for some time. but before you know it he will be meeting Fulton, Gibbons. Greb and the rest in classes below Dempsey
 Firpo's mother was an Italian. his father Spaniard. He has a fine mind, is college graduate and is ty profession a chemist DeForest has taken about 10 pounds off the man who now weighs 220. His trainer says that he will bring him down to 21o, taking most of the weight off his legs, and keep him at that notch.