The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-17
by EDWARD w. cocHRANE.

by EDWARD w. COCHRANE.
one worlds champion and two
Who have been handed such titles by
boxing commissions, although there
always will be a dispute about these
,rowns until the real champions arc
mred from retirement and relieved
81 their laurels by actual ring COM
bat, Will appear in bouts that will be
features of this weeks pug!listic
lchedule In the United states. Joe
lynch. bantam king, viii take on
Mike Dundee in East Chicago. Dave
Rosenberg styled by the New York
eoNing commission as middleweight
champion, meets Mike ODowd in
scarnton. while Bryan Downcy
named by the Cleveland commission
~ middleweight title holder, will
slash with Jack Malone IN Column
BUS.
Middlcwcight Muddle.
That middleweisht muddle Ia going
10 take a little time before it IL
,leared up satisfactorily. Here we
aave two men styled champions by
boxing commissions and Johnny
Wllsc.h the real champion, loafing
Iround Brooklyn, y. Y. because he
refuses TO fight a real contender for
The title and thus has been barred
% dAulbNA every buNAAlP NOllAlAl 4NAi
N this country. Until Wilson de-
sides to fight the title will not be
cleared up entirely, but an ehmina-
hon series among the others will at
east give the public a champion
worthy OF the name and probably
much better fighter than Wilson.
rhe latter cannot be classed with
uch great middleweights as Stanley
Ketchel, Billy Papke, Tommy Ryan.
Bob Fltzsimmons and a few more of
The truly greats of the division.
Roscnbcrg's Claims.
Dave RosenberG's only claim TO
he title lies in the fact that he beat
Phil Krug at the request OF the New
York commission, which agreed TO
call the winner king Of the class
Krug never did anything to indicate
That he was even near the top rung
Of the leader. Neither did Rosen-
berg, and II Is likely that there are
several men who can whip the lat
ter. In O'Dowd he Is meeting one Of
The old timers who still is mighty
good Mike held the title until he
bumped into Johnny Wilson and was
relieved OF II. He is not such
tighter as Ketchcl and Ryan, but
about as good as there Is in the di-
vision now. He will give Rosenberg
severe test. A decisive win for
the New York fighter will cause the
public to consider him as a real
contender for the title and not one
set up by ruling Of a commission
Here Is Real Fight.
Bryan Downey is !kely a better
fighter than Rosenberg He was
given the title by the Cleveland COM
mission after he had given Johnny
Wilson a decisive trimming for 10
rounds. knocking him down several
times and finally putting him 10 the
canvas for what ringsiders said was
an extremely long count, only to be
disqualified for fouling, which the
commission declared ne did not do.
Downey undoubtedly should have
been given the decision over Wilson
and IL he had this muddle would not
have occurred. But the referees
word Is final and the official In that
bout gave the decision 10 Wilson.
Jock Malone, Downeys opponent
In the bout in Columbus Monday
night, Is one OF the best OF the l60-
Founders. Malone Is from the Mike
Gibbons school up in st. Paul, which
has turned out a lot OF clever, hard
hitting fighters who have climbed
TO high positions In their respective
divisions. Malone IS n good punchcr
but brittle bones in his arms have
caused him to use a certain amount
OF precautlOn, thus preventing him
knocking out as many fighters az he
could had he cared to take chances
with the arms. In this fight he
likely will toss precautlon to the
winds and try to put away the man
who claims TO be the master OF
Wilson.
Lynch Running Little Risk.
II Malone wins he will be well up
the line toward the throne and viii
be next in line for a crack at VIII
son, who, should he finally decide
to come out OF retirement and de-
tend the title. cannot dodge the win
ner OF the Malone-Downey engage
ment.
Downey is not as clever as Malone
but he Is a rough, tough fellow with
a wallop that will knock out any
middleweight he can hit squarely on
the point OF the chin.
The most active OF our real cham
pions is Joe Lynch Of New york,
who holds the bantam title. Joe be-
lieves IN taking them as they come
He won and lost the title and then
won ir back again, He has been
fighting as often as clubs will make
the matches. This week In East chi
cago he takes on Mike Dundee, n
hard punching little follow from
Davenport, Iowa. Dundee has never
been recognized as title contender
but he Is better than his rating. He
may give Joe quite a fight, although
the dope Is for Lynch. to keep the
title after he has disposed of the