The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10

Greb is little better than any
one OF them, although he Is not
an entirely satisfactory champion.
Greb possesses the ability to beat
good fighters, although he Is not
"a great fighter himself. He ID
weak hitter and his style borders
on what is foul. Besides, he is not
real nlfddleweight and he is sure
to be beaten the first time he makes
weight for good man.
Mickey Walker would be an i'm
prOvement over some of the weller
weight champions we have had Is
he were not the worst managed
boxer OF the day. Walker Is con
tinually getting into trouble that
is entirely unnecessary.
Mickey is good enough to step out
with any of the mediocre weIters Of
today without having to fear defeat.
IL he had followed that course he
would have made plenty of money
and earned good reputation.
Instead he tried 70 be smart
and his snlartneSs has cost him q
years suspension In his own
State and indefinite suspension I'M
New York. He was b very for
tunate young man that he was
not suspended long before this.
When Walker gets out Of his
present trouble there will be hope
for him If lie decides to shut his
ears to bad advice. He ought to
be convinced by this time that
after all the snartest thing Is TO
shoot square.
Lightweight Champion Benny
Leonard put up q great exhibition
Of boxing against Lew Tender
/ himself, circumstance that made
Leonard look very good indeed.
However, Leonard has not gone
back to any great extent. When
not weakened by making weight h&
probably is as good as he ever
was at any stage Of his career
| Now that ali the opposition has
dropped out Of the class he stands
alone in his division
Johnny Dundee, who won the
featherWeight title from Eugene
Criqui. is a great Improvement over
Johnny Kilbane. Criqui held the
title for such short time that his
reign had no effect on the history
of the class.
No doubt CriQui would have been
a good influence If he had been
able to defend the crown. The
little Frenchman was dead game
and the best sportsman that the
ring has seen since the days when
boxers fought for honor rather
passed out with the heroes of the
bare knuclSle era. There Is none
like him in this commercial age.
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Although the hOnOFS cam q
rather late i'm life. Dundee still has
some good fighting left I'm him.
Dundee is ut his best when he
trains down to the featherWeigIt
limit of 1876 pounds. At that
weight he displays hitting ability
that is surprising.
Dundee has wasted his career try.
ing to be a lightweight. If he had
stuck to the featherweight class
he would be regarded as a good
hitter and a real fighter instead 0f
boxer who goes through the mo-
tions without getting anywhere.
Joe Lynch stiIl holds the bantam
weight title, possibly because he
was the only champion who failed
to take part in championship
curing the year. JOS > HlOSL ActlHCA
GUS rival for the honors is Carl
Tremaine. Lynch had a chance to
meet him and take down the biggesc
purse ever earned by q bantam, and
he passed it up. He probably would
have beaten Tremaine, for the latter
is overrated, but Joe was too
cautious to take the chance. 1t
was very bad Judgment on his part.
Pancho Villa, the flyweight cham
pion, is a great little fighter. He
is not as good as Jimmy Wilde was
when the latter was at the top of
his form, but the midget Filipino is
2 great deal better than the average
flyweight, even through he lost
three times in succession to frankie
Genaro.
Villa has improved wonderfully
since he first appeared in this coun-
try. Winning the championship
has given him the confidence in
himself that he needed. He probably
will heat Genaro the next time he
faces the New York flyweight.