The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-09

BY EDWARD W. COCHRANE.
Two ChumpIous--oue the holder of
worlds and an American title.
and the other tho king OF a division
as FAR as this country is concerned
will engage in bouts that will be
the outstanding features of small
but very good pugiIistlc calendar
this week. johnny Buff who Is tho
worlds bantnmwclght champion and
also Is American flywcight king.
Will meet Joe Lynch for Is rounds
in New York. Harry Grob, light
heavyweight chief Of the United
States. will clash with Tommy
Loughran for eight rounds In Phil
adelphia.
This is tho first time Ruff really
has defended his title since he llfted
It from the brow OF Pete Herman
a long time ago lie has been booked
20 fight before but never was lurod
into actual combat The veteran
Brooklyn fighter, who became cham
pion long after most fighters have
been relegated to the pugiliatiC
scrap heap, has been very careful Of
his title. But he viii have TO bo in
his very best form to defend Il on
this occasion.
Held Title Before.
Lynch held the championship be-
fore Buff did. He took Il away from
Herman and later lost It to that
same scrapper, Then Buff gained
n decision over Herman In ! o rounds.
Lynch is one OF Tn most peculiar
fighters in tho ring, due to the fact
that one never can tell when he IS
In shape to do his best. He IS a
rank in-and-outer. fighting ono day
like a champion and like u fourth
rater the next For the past year
he has had rather hard time try
Ing to hold his own with some OF
the secoud-raters of the bantam
weight division. lie may he Just tho
style, however. 10 beat Buff. Lynch
ia tall, Il clever boxer and is fast
and shifty enough 10 outpoiut many
of the top notchers at his weight
when he Is in proper conditions lilo
Will have the advantage of few
pounds I'm weight. because Buff is
really a flywcisht~ and height and
reach In this engagement.
Buff May Lose Crown.
Burr is moro OF a sluEger than
his foe, although neither man has
shown punching power that would
cause anyone 10 hazard a guess that
Knockout would be registered In
this contest. Buff boros in all the
time. much on the order of old Bat
Nelson, but he is cleyrror than the
once Durable Dane" The bout
should 30 10 rounds and II Il docs
Lynch stands a splendid chance of
Togainirg the title he lost.
Greb. who can fight on tho middle
weight and light heavyweight diyi.
sions hecdts- he is able to mnko
both weights viii meet middle
weight I'm Tommy Loughran. The
Phlladelphian has been coming 10
1he front rapidly OF late and Ia said
10 be tough, fighting Irishmau who
Will give Grch the best bout he has
been In since he polished the dome
OF Tommy Gibbons with n flock OF
boxing gloves In New York some
time ago.
Loughran has n reputation OF bo-
ms punCheT. lie Is not ant TO
worry Greb in the least because bet
ter punchers than i.oughran. who
have moro science than the phlln-
delphlan mitt wieldcr. have tried to
hit Grcb soldly and have not met
with success. Loughran can take
all the punishment Greh can hand
out and come up smiling unless the
boxing sharps or the quaker city
have uvcros'imntcd his ability. much
as they did that of Bobby Barrett,
VIII" was so easily whipped 10y Lew
Tender.
Greb cannot afford 10 miss this
fignt Jack kearns, managcr for
JACK Dempsey says the heavyweight
champion ls going 10 fight Greb in
Illtsnurgh the latter part OF An
GuSt and much ot Grch's prestige
gained throsEh his Victories over
Tommy Gihhuu. ana Gene Tunney.
wlll Doe cast aside if he should be held
es close H5 a draw by Loughran.
johnny Dundee. mined by the
New urk boxing commission oa