The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25
TILE HOLDERS
ACCEPT FEW
FIGHT OFFERS
] ~ Known Promoter Cites
Instances When Champions
Have Lost Money Dempsey
Gould Have Earned Much
More, Had He Engaged in
More Bouts.
By FRANK G. MENKE.
Copyright. 1923. by King Features
Service. Incl


Copyright. 1923. by King Features
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&CS OMEONE attempted to com.
- mfserate the other day with
Leo P. Flynn because he
Gne9er had a champion among sew
era hundred fighters who have
bMn under his guardianship.
Hey, withhold those tears, !" en-
JOtaed the Silver Fox Of the Prize
RAg." waving a stained hand, I
arg the luckiest guy in the world
TOT not having champion. For,
afker all is said and done. tighter
can know no greater ssmisfcrtune
<fhSn to achieve the pinnacle in his
DE- tfcular division Of pugilism.
Vow. that's going to sound funny
to- some folks. but let's look the
thing squarely in the eye,
Jack Dempsey has been q cham
picn Tor nearly four years. In that
leugth Of time he has had three
aghts and earned around $4,000.
TAht's lot Of money. But II
DMnpsey hadn't been the champion
and had the same ability as q nom
champion. / have a bunch that his
ring earnings would have gone well
beyond the $450,000 In this era Of
big purses.
IS NOW WORRIED.
For Dempsey could have conn.,
manded anywhere from $4,000 to
$4,000 fighting the different citi.
2e4s in the heavyweight ranks. He
valid have been kept busy enough
~ avoided all danger Of getting
ni& muscles and hinges rusty; he'd
be- at the peak OF condition right
this minute, instead of being wor-
Ei@ as to whether or not ring
lnBneSs has Handicapped him.
Gene Tunney couldn't get any
thing in the line of big money while
he was lightweight champion The
Possession of title didn't mean
mich to Harry Greb because he
eOHldn't capitalize it and got no
bigger purse returns as the light
heavyweight champion of America
thin ne did before he held that
spAoney. title.
&About the only thing the mia.
4leEeight championship ever brought
to- Johnny Wilson was lot of
tropble-and finally his suspension
aE a pugiiist IN the State of New
York.
Jack Britton didn't get very
big money while he was welter-
waight champion. And this Mickey
walker, the new king Of the welt
mr9. has fought just about once
since he swiped the crown from the
8ll-in veteran.
LEONARD WELL OFF.
Benny Leonard has made rather
big money as boss of the light
weights. But Benny's earnings as
hampton in the last three years
Eh4$e not, in my opinion. very Ear
: ex6eeded those of Lew Tender. The
Philadelphia southpaw has fought
whole LOT oftener than Leonard
ana has made big money. while
Benny was loafing around in COM
paeative idleness.
= AIt has been so long since Johnny
Kiibane had a fight and earned
m@ney with his fists that you would
haye to page Methuselah to find out
the exact date And even before
that last scrap he mingled in. he
E3ought only several times in sew
EerN years and on no occasion did
for any single fight as would give
him cause to become extremely
Hctnsty.
Before Joe Lynch became the
@@baA HEAVYWEIGHT champion he used to
flight often and get r-etty good
emeney for it. But as soon as he
=beeame champion, he. like all the
@ot&er champions, had something to
%prNtect, something to save, and he
has been playing the dodger game.
-JuN like most OF the other boys
anG accustomed to doing.
2ExPENSES GO UP.
UAs soon as a man becomes cham.
Epi6h his expenses become greater
and his fights become fewer. In his
Enon-championshop days, 1t made lit.
tie difference to him whom he
forght. where he fought that fellow
or-how often. He was happy just
Because he got q chance to battle
and earn money. But as soon as q
lawfully worried over the possible
loss of his crown and he keeps on
Tdueking the tough babies, that he
Knight whip with a couple OF
punches just because Of that strange
%fe&r of being dethroned.
-Some of these days Dave Shade,
&the welterweight IN my stable, may
get a chance at Walker Naturally,
EDaye is going out and make every
effort TO win the championship. But
If he wins il, don't suppose that
Dave ever will earn one-half the
money that he has been earning
foW as a northampton.
4Dave. having no title to lose
&is mot afraid of anything or any
body in the world. He has just
two motives: % TO beat every man
In, his division, (2) TO accumulate
"a BanlxrolI in these efforts.
1ShADE FIGHTS OFTEN.
mShade has been fighting almost
oTE weekly average for, nearly a
year. and he earned more money in
twelve months time than the cham.
@piNn of his division. He certainly
@ea%ned more in six months than
~Jaek Britton did in nearly a year,
%an6 he has earned more in a week
rais1n Mickey Walker has taken
E9d&n since Mickey has been q
g:eINmpion
q This business of owning a cham.
kpiSn is great stuff, for glory pur.
Epoaes. But it happens that man,
Aeers and fighters are not engaged
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