The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-23

] BldllJ pups ul llOlll dIilOllS INV
There was ono follow who might
have been good enough to 20 after
tho championship In another year
or two--Rulph Smith-n hard hit
ting amateur. os tan as willard and
OF n leauer and faster build. hut
Smith "a Just out OF the hospital
a1ter being laid up four months as
tho result of Il crash between fire
truck and an electric train. IL is
unlikely no viii ever fight again.
No other newcomer in the heavy
weight ranks looks anything like
a champion.
Dcmpscy's prospective matches
are with Jack Brennan, Jess VIII
lard, Georges Carpenter and Harry
Wills Also Harry Greb is pos
sibillty IN short bout.
Brennan ~ TO be given third
chance. In their first bout, before
Dempsey became champion Dempsey
knocked Brennan down with right
hand hit on the chin and In falling
naturally ended the fight.
Tho second time Brennan gave
Dempsey real battle ana pretty
good mauling until the champion
took all the fight out OF him with n
heavy body blow and and beat him
in the twelfth round.
Brennans friends claim that he
had Dempsey winglng. and made
tho mistake OF not following up his
temporary advantage. Brennan told
mo at r the fight that no thought
he had Dempsey beaten, and that II
he ever got such an advantage again
ned know how to press Il.
IIo is big strong fellow. and
although not nearly as aggressive as
Dempsey might have the luck TO
put over a haymnker. It would be
"A lot OF luck. though.
The Facts About willard.
l. While Dempsey and Carpenter
couldn't be matched again In this
country tho two viii draw wcll in
England, ana q match has been
signed up for sometime before next
June.
Carpenter is n splendid boxer and
/ n hendy fighter with a CorlSing
| punch. He might beat n lot OF men
| biHTer than Dempsey but IT'S worry
| unlikely that hon ever beat Jack.
| Dempsey has too much speed to be
/ beaten by a man 10 or 10 pounds
| lighter. Ilo hits too hard for Car
! pcntler or any other man OF his
! weight. Using four-ounco Rlooycs
/ Inibht help curpentier-B Demp-
| sey would have them, too.
Dempsey is no giant. He's light
| man among heavyweight champions.
| when he knocked out Willard at
! IoIcdo no weighed only 1873 pounds.
| But he has a FltzslmmonH build
llght fogs and small waist with
| heavy and powerful back ana shoul-
| der7 ana arms.
! these:
Nobody but Dempsey. or perhaps
| wills, would give him any trouble.
lie was n great fighter when he
| whipped Johnsun--a supermhn IN
strength and perfect In condition
Ia tirSt-Clnss boxer with n cool. de-
| libcrato mind and the ability 10 out
/ wait outiast and outpunch the black
| champion.
! willard, however. is usually OK
tremely lazy and placidly ovcr-con-
fidont because Of his bulk and
strength. II took johnson fight to
make him train, Usually he shIrked
hard training and went into tho ring
too soft
Besides being lazy In training, ne
Is too good nnturcd 10 fight hard
except when he So stung. IIo wasn't
al Toledo; he was blasted out Of the
championship by DcmpHey's first /
terrific sock on tho chin.
Wizards natural style n eau /.
uous defensive fight. relying on .
heavy counter hitting. II is doubt. /
ful that ne would ever beat Domp- |
sey's combination Of crafty advance .
and amazingly sudden attack, COM
hined with accurate and terrific hit
ting power, But any man with WI /
yards strength and hitting power
always has a chance 10 land a win
ming blow.