Arizona republican., 1922-02-13
j. DEMPSEY SAYS
He CAN KNOCK
OUT FLOCK Of
bone CRUSHERS
BY Billy Evans

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Jack Dempsey is the world cham
pion heavyweight fighter.
Dempsey is feet IL inches tall.
and weighs about 100 pounds in the
best Of condition.
Stanislaus zbyszko IS the champion
heavy weight wrestler OF the uni
verse.
zbyszko is 5 feet . inches tall and
weighs 226 pounds. While he looks
2 bit fat at that poundage, he says
4 is his best wrestling weight.
Jack Dempsey has been fighting
only seven years. Zbyszlxo has been
wrestling "a years.
What would happen IL Dempsey
and Zbyszko were turned loose In the
same ring, with no holds or punches
barred?
Who would you pick to win, II the
two champions engaged in a rough
and tumble battle to determine the
better man?
Jack Dempsey has always been OF
the opinion that he can defeat any
man that he can hit.
Zbyszko is of the belief that once
ne gets one OF his favorite holds on
an opponent al bets are off
The question was recently put to
zbyszko after he had polished off his
opponent on a transforming tour
that he is now making. Zbyszko is a
very modest chap, and was rather
reluctant TO express an opinion.
How to Trim Dempsey
"All things being anywhere near
equal. the wrestler has a decided ad-
vantage over tho fighter in what you
call a rough and tumble fight
In boxing or fighting, an athlete
IN order To do his best work, must
retain his footing. IN wrestling a
wrestler does his most effective work
while prone on the mat.
Dempsey is a wonderful fighter.
II put in the same ring with him, I
wouldn't waste any time on my feet.
would Immediately force Dempsey
to the floor. That would enable me
to get in my deadly holds and would
render his best punches far less ef-
fective.
Tie Up Fighters Arms
1T Is very easy matter to break
the arm or leg Of one who Is not up
in wrestling. III a wrestler was pitted
against a fighter he would tie up the
fighters arms at once, since that Is
the fighters main weapon OF de-
tense.
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/ feel In a rough and tumble affair.
a fighter would always be forced TO
bow to the wrestler"
Zbyszko is much more modest than
Dempsey as to his chances. The
worlds greatest fighter figures tho
worlds greatest wrestler would be
soft picking for him. Dempsey wore
a broad smile at the suggestion Of
being turned loose in the same ring
with ZbyszlSo.
Bring EN- on, Says Jack
'I'll knock out Z1yszko and a half
dozen other champion wrestlers in
the same ring on the same night,
says Dempsey.
ut wouldn't be necessary TO pick
me to represent the fight game
against wrestling. Johnny Kiibane,
Benny Leonard or Jack Britton pitted
In the same ring with the wrestling
champions at their weight would
prove the superiority of boxing as
quickly as I would over Zbyszko.
"All that would be necessary Tor
me to do to trim Zbyezko would be
- sink a couple OF punches in that
bay window of his. cross couple OF
right hand punches TO the jaw and
1t would all be over"
"A good wrestler has not a chance
with an equally good fighter Every
jiu- jitsu expert who has combated
boxer has come out second best"
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The average adult inhales about 50
cubic inches of air at every breath.