New-York tribune., 1922-12-25

This question Will probably be set
tied beyond all question when be meets
Bill Brennan N Madison Square Gar.
den within the next three weeks. Bren.
nan will give Floyd the first real test
Of his ability. Bill is undoubtedly the
toughest scrapper that the youthful
Floyd has been called upon 10 meet.
II Johnson disposes Of him ho will be
In line for high honors and good
matches in the heavyweight division.
Johnson, carefully managed by Char
ley Cook, has not been allowed % mix
with any men who might put a crimp
in his rise 20 the threshold OF the
heavyweight throne. His opponents
have been carefully selected and he
has come along in fine shape. That be
has battled In tho baekwRsh OF the
heavyweight division 10 nothing against
Johnson. IL was probably the best
place IN which he could win his spurs.
He has won them and must now be
recognized rs one OF the best heavy
weight prospects in the country. That
he will eventually have tho chance 20
meet Jack Dempbey seems certain, Al
though little has been said about such
q match thus far.
Italian Jack Herman Easy
On Saturday night Floyd went to
Syracuse and demolished Italian Jack
the fourth or fifth rAters that have
faced him in the last few months have
been dropped or severely beaten.
All this leads one 20 wonder whether
Charley Cook has really discovered a
fighter or whether this huge youth
under his management Is merely a
fash in the heavyweight pan. Bill
Brennan will provide US with the an
swer 10 this question II he Is In shape.
Paneho Villa, as was remarked In
The Tribune a few days ago, Is aiming
at the bantamweight championship Of
the world. lie now holds the Amer
lean hyweight championship, and be
considers his bout next Friday night
with Terry Martin as a stepping stone
70 a match with Joe Lynch. Paneho
will be giving away weight 10 any Of
the bantams, as he Is a legitimate hy-
weight. But the opinion persists that
he can knock over the best Of the ban
tams.
PGneho and Martin are 20 20 hfteen
rounds to a decision. and this probably
offers the best test Of the Filipino's
ability 10 give away weight and win.
Martins bouts here have been sensa-
tional and have won him q place in the
hearts Of New York's boxing public
Martin lost 10 Genaro BY judges de-
eision a few nights ago, but this has
not hurt his standing here, 70 any
great extent.
Martins two fights here With Frankie
Jerome stamp him as one Of the few
good bantamweights in tire country
He beat Jerome In the semi-hnal 70 a
fight In which Jack ("Kid") Wolfe, Of
Cleveland. deeisively outpointed Joe
Lynch, holder OF the bantamweight
title. The lAtter's honors were not in
volved, however. because Of the fact
that Wolfe was well over the bantam
weight limit Of lis pounds.
Title Might Have Changed Hands
Il was evident that night that ~
Martin, who was within the bantam
weight limit, had been Lyneh's oppo-
nent, instead Of Wolfe, the title might
have changed hands. From what could
be learned at the Garden yesterday. II
seemed certain that the winner Of the
Villa-Martin bout will be I'm line FOR
bout With Frankie Genaro, which NAV
be staged at the 4th Regiment Armory
In Jersey City, now under the man
Hgcuent Of Charley Doessereck.
That the winner Of this triangular
elimination tourney will meet Lynch