The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14
Argentine MauIer Knows No
Science, But Packs Terrific
Wa|Iop In Right Swing
BY JACK BRITTON
Former Welterweight Puglistic
Champion OF the World. Written for
the United Press.)

the United Press.D
NEW YORK, May 13.-Luis Angelo
Firpo is new marvel of the prize
ring. He does not know how to
fight; that is, he does not appear to
know the first fundamentals of box
ing, and. yet he looms up as a pos
sible champion The accomplish
ments of Firpo are the accomplish
ments of brute force over science.
Firpo throws his mighty right
with which he has won all of his
fights. like a sledge hammer. 1t is
doubtful if he knows just where it
is going when it starts, but GER
tainly his opponent cannot know
when it is coming. or where it is
likely to land. Hence, Firpo is an
extremely dangerous man. He is a
dangerous opponent for even the
most skilled boxer and ring general.
He is likely to knock out anybody.
This would not mean that he is a
better boxer than the man he puts
away. On the contrary he might be
inferior in every way. except as re-
CARDS the one element that wins so
many fights-that is. the punch.
A Terrible Blow
Frpos right is one of the most
terrible blows l have ever seen. 1t
is the only blow he Knows how to
use. Leading with his right, he
with good left might cause him a
lot /of trouble. Blu he has to. land
that right only about once, and his
opponent is in distress.
Then, Firpo shows up as the tear
ing, slashing caveman. Once he has
his man going" Firpo is relentless.
He tears in like a maddened bull
His eyes blaze. His mouth is hard
set. Caution is cast aside. Over and
over again comes that mighty right.
He may miss, but over it comes
again. Due to his weight, he is able
to keep pressing his opponent. AS
his victim backs away, Ffrpo follows
closely. The blazing eyes spell de-
struction. The great right arm
pulled back poised for action. The
blow that is coming is "telegraphed'
to the opponent and yet when it
comes, it seems it cannot be avoided.
When Firpo lands. there is no u"'
as to whether his victim is knocked
out. Poor Young Jack McAuliffe fell
Saturday before that right Several
minutes after being picked up by his
seconds and carried to his corner, his
eyes were still CLASSY and his leg:
NOulu not support HILL
O o O
Can Firp0 "Tnke It."
am little curious to know
whether Firpo can take it" himself.
in his fights in this country to date.
Firpo has not been hard hit. McAu-
life is flashy, clever boxer, but
when he stripped off / was struck
forcibly by the fact he did not ap-
pear rugged enough to deal with a
man of the type of Firpo. Firpo
has improved Immensely since his
fight with Bill Brennan a couple of
months ago. He uses his left more
than he did, but it is not effective.
Bill, however, was not a heavy
puncher on the night he met Firpo,
He contracted a cold shortly before
the night of the fight, and these
sequence, he was not at his best, and
though he hit Firpo with everything
he had during the early rounds, there
was little steam back of the blows.
But to be a champion, Firpo must
be able to take punishment as we'll
as administer it. He looks as though
he could take IT. He is strong SUI
able to absorb all punishment coming
his way.
1t is doubtful whether Firpo will
ever become a much better boxer than
he is now. He is too far along to go
back and pick up boxing. 1t is also
doubtful whether Firpo would be as
effective if he tried to box.
But, whether Ire can box or not,
and whether he has any defence,
Firpo il a terrible man to meet
To be beaten. he must be punched
into submission by degrees. And all
the time his opponent must be on
guard against his terrible right.