The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-08
Evans Sees New
Boxing Chmpion
BY BILLY EVANS.

No boxer in the country at the pres
ent time is showing better than Johnny
Karr Of Cleveland.
Karr is under the guidance of Jimmy
Dunn, who piloted Johnny Kilbane to a
championship and who has a claimant
for the middleweight title in Bryan
Downey. w.. &c.,
The fact that Dunn is handling Karr
is sufficient proof of.shis. worth, for
Dunn deals only in live wires in the
pugilistic game.
Karr's best weight is around $50, but
he is willing, yes anxious, to make the
welterweight limit any time Jack Brit
ton is ready to give him whirl at the
title.
Weight, however, doesn't make much
difference with Karr. He meets as
many middleweights as welters and Is
always able. to take care Of himself.
His manager. Jimmy Dunn, is conf
dent there will be a new welterweight
champion II Britton ever gives Karr
chance over a u or 15-round bout to
decision.
Karr Has Peculiar Style
Earr is a most peculiar boxer. He
does most things contrary to ring Gus
tom. In fact he is a second edition Of
Harry Greb.
In his amateur days Karr was known
as the jumping jack of the ring. 1 ref
creed many a bout in which he did little
fighting, but plenty of Glowing. While
lie never hurt any Of his opponents, he
seldom was hit, as he never was in the
same place more than a few seconds.
Jimmy Dunn saw possibilities in
Karr when the rest Of the world looked
on him as the joke Of the ring. Dunn
has made a mighty clever boy out of
him. When he sets he can hit, and he
has n tantaUzing left jab.
Is Rated Very Clever.
~ Despite the fact that he il now rated
vas clever boxer. Karr stiTi persists in
SIslng many Of the maneuvers that made
rim talked about as an amateur. His
neculiar style is most difficult to solve.
Like Harry Greb he possesses a great
,,afr Of legs He can step as fast at the
1lose of the bout as at the start He
: s a most aggravating boxer to oppose
because ne is constantly dancing in
and out. He is a moving target and
therefore a mighty hard man to hit
hvith a real wallop. In addition he
{leeps throwing punches at his opponent
from every angle
Within the next year Kari should be
heard from in boxing circles in most
emphatic manner.
Williams Tries a Comeback.
see where Kid Williams, former
bantamweight champion. is essaying an
other comeback In his first bout with
Joe Dundee he won on a foul in the
tenth round after scoring over Dundee
all the way.
williams as a bantam was great
little fighter. He always gave patrons
Of the fistic game a run for their
money. When Williams was scheduled
TO fight he did that very thing
The greatest mistake Williams made
during his career was his insistence on
a fight with Johnny Kilbane. 1t was
the turning point in his career. Will |
liams began to slip after that bout.
Was Easy For kiIbane.
For months Kilbane ignored the vari- |
Gus challenges issued by Williams and |
his manager Then out Of a clear sky |
came the announcement from kilbane |
that he would meet Williams.
The match was staged at Philadelphia |
and resulted in nothing short OF. mas |
sacre. From the tap Of the gong to the |
end Of the sixth round, Kilbane battered |
williams all over the ring. Never did |
champion receive a worse beating.
That bout robbed Williams of some of !
his confidence and much of his fight. |
He never has been, the same. Possibly |
he may come back, but I seriously doubt |
II he gets anywhere.