The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-29
BY ROBERT EDGREN .

son. Floyd Fitzslmmons called me
on the phone and told me Charlie
White absolutely refused to discuss
a match with Benny. ] had signed
with Fitzsimmons for Leonard to
meet White, Kansas or Dundee July
4 at Michigan city. l thought White
would get the shot. because ever
since he regained consciousness aft
er Benny knocked him out two years
ago the Chicagoan has been bally-
hooing for another match.
Tender has claimed the light
weight title for the fourth time"
| Gibson goes on, "and for publicity
only. Each time he has engaged In
n boxing contest Immediately after
ward. Naturally all the +. T. Bar
mum ballyhoo about claiming the
championship didn't harm the gate
receipts. 1t seems mighty strange
to me that boxer with the nerve
to proclaim himself champion cam
not stand on his own as a drawing
card, but must use Leonards name
TO help draw money in at the gate.
IL have tried to find out from
| Tender how much money flat, he
will accept for an opportunity TO
box Leonard. As yet he has named
no figure. / am sure when he does
40 he will convince everyone that
| he is by no means sincere In his
claims.
| 81 have been offered 10000
pounds for Leonard in a match with
Ernie Rice in England and we may
! Jump across for a month or so this
summer. have also received good
offer for a Leonard Lewis match.
and the only stipulation / will make.
IL we take that on, is that Ted must
make the welterweight limit.
by the way--to return TO the
Tender Leonard thing, where does
| Rocky Kansas--Benny's next OPP
ponent, stand? Kansas floored Tend
Ter and dccisively defeated him at
the Garden last october FL, and a
couple OF months later Leonard beat
Kansas in a decision match there.
Don't forget to watch joey
Leonard when he starts. Benny
thinks his kid brother is the coming
champion"
In the old days every ring was
called a "grudge fight" 1t helped
the gate. For over year the air has
been full of sizzling wireless wave:
from the Leonard and Tender
camps. 1t may look like publicity
stuff, but as matter OF fact the
champion nearly blows up every
time Tenders name Is mentioned
and Tender thinks Leonard Il
hanging on to the title just to spite
him.
The rivalry will probably be set
tied at Boyle's Thirty Acres In Jer
sey City Labor day and the gat'
will be big enough to pay Off I
few national war debts.
In the meantime Tender won
shed any tears II Rocky Kansas tip
. Benny over July 4 or II Britton turn
the trick in June, and Benny WI
sit close TO the ringside on June
hoping to see Barrett wind Tender
fistic affairs up with a wallop.
Jimmy Dougherty. who knows a
much about fighting and fighter
as any man. says that Leonard ca
{ beat Tender unless weakened b
making weight. Tender says If h
fights Leonard the champion mus
Is make 1876 pounds at 10 a. m. for a
afternoon battle. Leonard Is usuall
: several pounds over this marx; II
: seldom makes weight for figh
n and he's pretty finely drawn at tn
: lightweight limit, although h
e claims that he can do 1875 any tin,
= it's necessary.
e Jim Corbett says In an intervie'
= in the Los Angeles Times tha
d Dempsey Is n dub champion. this
y he knows nothing about boxing, an
can't punch.
e "Dempsey is the most overrate
q man who ever held the champion
's ship" exclaims Jim. "He can't bos
a doesn't know the first thing aboi
y boxing. He doesn't even rate yer
=; high an a slugger. His punch
- very mach exaggerated"
Then Jim goes on to tell what
!. slugger (he) was in his time.
~ II was very proud OF my punch
+ says Jim.
A OF Carpenter. Jim says: III
o really knows very little about boz
J. ing"
l. And OF Benny: '.Any Of the gre;
lightweights of the past, like Gan
could have beaten him."
n Dear, dear! How we do rattle @
In our old age!
Corbett. in his entire ring caree
f. fought 22s rounds He won 5 figh
l. with knockouts. won decision
nj had draws. lost l decision, WI
,e knocked out 3 times. and seconC
c. entered the ring to save him fro
nt knockout once.
n Dempsey to date, has fought
Mt all his ring career 264 rounds +
Or has won with knockouts As fight
n won IA decisions. 4 draws, lost
al decisions, was knocked out once.
ir Dempsey's best knockout YET
c. was 1919, when he won five figh
s' with knockouts In round each ar
n knocked out Willard for the world
championship In three round
Eight rounds OF fighting--s
knockoutsl
n In 1913 Dempsey fought Il figh
IL and won ~ OF them with knockou
= in the first round.