South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-27
1922 TOUGH YEAR
FOR RING CHAMPS
Several Others Due to Lose
Their Crowns During the
Coming Year.
~ henry L. TARRELL)

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NEW YORK, Nov. 26-Ring
champions had a tough year in 1922
and the read down through the
e-m.rg year looks no les 0umpy for
ae en-, tie holders
Jc@-uy Bun hea led the .osers of
1872 = dropping both the hywe.ght
ana bal.amwe .gnt titles; Jack Brit
ton. ARR long reign as weller
weight champion, was disposed;
Gene Tunney lost the Eight heavy
weight crown and Georges Ca-pen-
ter en-ed mis- reg. me as European
heavyweight t.t,eho.der.
Among The present champions on
IS Paacho Via and Jack Dempsey
seems TO be out of dire danger of
dropping mo the list of ex-cham-
p.ons in the next year.
Most OF the critics agree that
villa. the little American iyweight
champion. is the 5est boy at his
weight IN the world. 1t is generally
believed that he VIII annex the
worlds title f he succeeds in coax
ing Jimmy Wide, the little Welsham
into the ring
Villas only danger is that he
will outgrow the flywe.ght class but
even at that his chances to annex
the bantamwc.gnt championship in
time from Joe Lynch are very good.
Dempsey's only great threat comes
from Harry wills or Tommy Glib
bons. Beyond all doubt, the heavy
weight champion VIII meet one or
both of them before another year
rolls around.
There is no denying that Wills
is a very formidable opponent for
Dempsey but there VIII be lot Of
money laid that Dempsey Will win
from the big colored fighter.
Gibbons ought to make a good op-
ponent for Dempsey. The disparity
OF weight is not a big factor. HIS
chances against Dempsey are almost
as good as those Of WINS. Dempsey
has always had trouble with a small,
fast opponent.
BY following the same tactics that
have had them in bad for several
years with The ring works. Johnny
Wilson and Joining KI6ane may
succeed in holding their titles indie
fin.te.y as long as they refuse 10
meet any opponents without getting
the l. : mint for their .abors.
KiIbane IS frank admitting that
f he separates from his title he
wants a huge pile for doing il. but
Wilson vii not give his rivals a
chance under any c.rcumstan noes.
In a. far as Wilson and the mid
d,ewe.ght class ia concerned, the
attitude OF the champion Is a shame.
He Is making n money out Of MS
title and yet he hangs on TO il with
the attitude Of the dog in the man
ger.
Benny Leonard is another one on
the books for succession in the next
year. Leonard may not have gone
back as far as is generally belieEed,
but It is almost a unanimous oD.n-
ion that he VIII never Be as good as
ne used TO be at 135 pounds.
Mickey Walker. the new welter-
weight champion. didn't get the ere
dit due him for taking the title away
from Jack Br.tton.
While he may not be the polished
artist that Br.t.on Was. he is young.
has O terrific punch and has enough
intelligence to learn fas..
Joe Lynch IS sucl an erratic per
former that he Is anything but a
good bet 10 retain ne bantamwe-ght
championship. Harry Gre5 may re-
IN the light heavyweight cham
pi0nship 0s long as he stage from
Tommy Gibson and Gene Tunney
and as long as ne works with a re-
fierce who Will let HIN get away with
every foul IN the book