Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-27
FACTS AND PREDICTIONS OF
 THE ARD-TENDLER BOUT


 Dempsey Carpenter fight a year ago has the public been so worked up over a. boxing match as it appears to be over the encounter tomorrow evening in Jersey City between Champion Benny Leonard, New York, and Chal- lenger Lew Tender, Philadelphia, for the worlds lightweight title.
 Hardly since Leonard took the ti tie from the Englishman, Freddy Welsh, at the old Manhattan Casino here five years ago. has there been so much advance discussion over a lightweight contest, though in the in iserventng time Leonard has met every contender who asked for a chance. Tender has fought an up- hill battle for recognition all this time.
 By almost everyone except him self, Tender is acknowledged to be Leonard's most dangerous opponent since the New Yorker ascended the throne. To newspaper men at his trainng camp at Budd's Lake, N. J.. Leonard has belittled Tender as a 'second-rater.
 The champion has trained hard and carefully, which fact Tender cites as ample refutation of the characteriza- tion.
 Tender. too. has trained diligently a his quarters at Delanco. N. J. The challenger has declined to make a prediction and only says. I'm going to do my best
 They meet in the ring tomorrow night fro the first time, though htey were matched for a championship bout last year. An incident occur red at that time that caused iT-feel- ing. Tenders manager, Phil Glass | man, taking Leonard'S $5,000 forfeit when he was unable to appear be- ! cause of a broken hand, suffered sev- eral days before the fight. Boxing experts are divided on I which man hits the harder, which is l the more aggressive and which can i absorb more punishment, but there | is a, clear difference in their fighting | styles. Tender is a left-hander and 1 Leonard uses his right to greatest l advantage; Tender is a body puncher l and Leonard devotes more time to the 1 chin and jaw.
 1 Of the two records, Leonard's is far | better. He has been in nearly 200 1 ring battles since he became a Satur- day night preliminary boy, ten years ago, and has knocked out 63, or about | one-third of his opponents, gaining | seven decisions on points and finish | ing 118 other no-decision affairs in most of which he had a clear margin.
 Tender has been two years less in
 the ring and has been in about half
 as many bouts, of which 76, or more
 than three-fourths, were no-decision | affairs, and in a majority of winch he
 was the unofficial victor. He has 19
 knockouts to his credit. He has lost a
 few decisions, notably one to Rocky 1 Kansas, who fell an easy victim tc
 Leonard less than a. month ago. Furthermore, the names of the
 mighty are not so prominent in Tend
 ler's record as in Leonard's. His big.
 gest victory is a decisor over Johnny
 Dundee, though Lefty Lew'' had no
 decision miXups with Willie Jackson
 Pinkey Mitchell, Ritchie Mitchell anC
 Sailor Friedman, all top-notchers
 He gained 15-round decsion ovei
 Dundee this year, and one over Fried
 man last fall, and another previousl, over George Chaney of Baltimore
 In physical qualifications matter , are nearly equal. If Tender, who i
 23, can be said to have youth on hi
 side, then Leonard, who is 26, ca claim age, but each is near to tn summit of a boxers development } Leonard is by far the more experi } enced,, though Tender is far from tn tyro class.
 Their weight will be about equal they must weigh in at 1855 pounds a } two o'clock tomorrow afternoon-bu
 it is generally believed that gettin
 down to weight has been more costl
 to Leonard. Tender has nearly tw
 inches advantage in height and on r inch longer reach. The margin i
 neck, chest, fore arm, etc. is neg1ig ible though in Tenders favor. One powerful factor that Tend1e will be facing is precedent, N l lightweight champion ever has bee deposed in the full flower of his DOW
 CT.
 . Tex Rickard, promoter of the Apb- estimated that 75,OOO persons wi see it. It viii bo a record gate" fo lightweight match. probably be