Arizona republican., 1922-06-18
RALPH ROMERO
SIGNS To MEET
DOYLE IN SIX
ROUNDNUMbER
Fast Coast Lightweight
Grabs Chance For Bout
With Local Favorite-
Good Card Assured

A main event for the semi final
was booked yesterday by Match
maker Mccoy of the Disabled War
Veterans for his Tuesday night pro-
gram when he signed Mike Doyle
and Ralph Romero for a six-rount
bout With this match assured, the
Tuesday night box fight card was
completed, Matchmaker Mccoy an
nounced last night.
Doyle and Romero will draw the
semi final position to the Billie
Johnson-Jack Lynch 10-round main
event. Other members on the pro-
gram include a six-round special
event between Young Joe Rivers and
Dick Campbell, both of Phoenix, at
1876 pounds, and a. siX-round opener
between Rufus the Second and Kid
Romo at 125 pounds. Altogether, 2S
rounds of boxing have been lined up.
Romero comes to Phoenix under
the personal guarantee of Match
maker Mccoy, who has seen him
work several times at Vernon and
other coast fight clubs. In fact,
Mccoy booked Romero on many of
his cards when he was promoting
fights in California.
He's one of the best 130-pounders
in Southern California, Mccoy says.
and has met some of the best boys
of his poundage up and down the
western seaboard
When he learned that Romero was
at Yuma, Mccoy jumped at the
chance of getting him to Phoenix as
an opponent for Mike. The deal was
completed late yesterday afternoon
and Romero will take the night train
for the Capital City.
Arriving. here this morning. Ro-
nero will get into his gymnasium
suit this afternoon for a strenuous
workout at the Sixteenth street
arena He wired Matchmaker Nc
Coy yesterday that he has been in
training for the past 10 days and will
be in good shape for the local en-
gagement.
No fear need be entertained as
to Mixes condition, for he's one
boxer that is always in fighting trim.
Mike is one of the most faithful boys
to training rules that ever entered a
ring. That is one of the reasons for
his popularity here and about the
state. He can always be counted
upon tc give the fans the best that's
in him and when he does suffer de-
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dition.
Bill Johnson, short of arms and
legs but long on hitting, will be
something of a spectacle when he
climbs through the ropes against the
rangy Lynch Tuesday night. 1t will
be sort of a Mutt and Jeff propo-
sition, insofar as physical makeup is
concerned.
Johnson Is one of the most COM
pact fellows of his weight seen in
Phoenix. He carries a majority of
his poundage through his shoulders
and chest with a result that he has
tremendous hitting power.
On the other hand, Lynch is tall
and rangy and of the hungry looking
variety. Lynch possesses unusual
reach for a middleweight and he de-
pends upon this asset to keep off
dangerous opponents, such as john
son.
Johnson is showing plenty of class,
however, in his workouts at the Six
teenth street arena. He is of the
Battling Nelson, Ad Wolgast school
of millers, always boring in and de-
pending upon his ruggedness and
hitting ability to wear down his op
ponentc Fans who have seen him
WOrR confess lOdL LyHCnS only
chance to win is to keep Johnson
from reaching him with one of those
terrific haymakers.
Johnson, with Romero, Doyle, Riv-
ers, Campbell. Rufus the Second and
Kid Romo will work out at the Six
teenth street arena again this after
noon, starting at $3.50 o'clock.
Soldier Jack Lynch will arrive in
Phoenix tomorrow morning and will
go through light training at the Six
teenth street arena Monday after
noon. Jack is another boy who al
ways keeps in condition.
The Rivers Campbell six-round
special event is attracting much at
tention among the fans. Rivers has
been showing to good advantage
since his re-entrance into the box
fight game. Time was when he was
considered one of the best of the
local preliminary boys. Then he suf-
fered a relapse of something and
gradually lost his popularity through
mediocre work. Now he is attempt
ing to win his way back into the
hearts of the local fight followers.
Rufus the Second and Romo open
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