The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-24

retired some months ago. :, Kane 4
closer to Gibbons than . recAlcitRan
bunion and when he speaks on mat
tcrs touching on, and appcrtaining "a
the n0sc-bu sting racket he is reflect
ing Gibbons mind. !.
II any one in the world is qualities
through actual experience to ten
whether Dempsey is better than Tun
new. or vice versa, that one man |.
Gibbons.
Three years ago. out in the littls
COW town Of Shelby. Mont. Gibbons
fought Is rounds with Dempsey end
was on his feet. in pretty good shape
when the contest ended.
Bout Was One-Sidcd
Last summer. at one Of tho ball
parks here. Gibbons went on against
Tunncy and was knocked out for the
first time in his long career: not
only knocked out but outclasscd. The
bout was actually one-sidcd.
Consider the facts: Dempsey
couldn't stop Gibbons. What's more
he couldn't even score a knockdown.
land don't let anybody tell sou he
wasn't trying. eithcr.) On the other
hand. Tunney stretched the lrishman
and did SO with comparative case.
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pick would be Tunncy. But it isn't.
Kane says Gibbons is stringinR along
with Dempsey and not because Of
any prcjudicial feelings. If anything,
Gibbons has a somewhat higher per.
sonal regard. for Tunncy than FOR the
hampton.
Gibbons simply has an honest con-
viction that Dempsey is a greater
fighter thaa Tunney." says Kane.
land he believes that il the two ever
fight. which appears likely now,
Dempsey will win. Gibbons comedies
Tunncy's fine points as . ringman
but prefers to believe Dempsey has
finer ones"
Whether the bout goes the limit Or
ends by a knockout. Gibbons predicts
Dempsey will be the winner. THIS
is rather unusual slant on the situa-
ton. for most critics argue the longer
the bout lasts the brighter Tunncy's
chances Of winning. This on the
presumption Tunncy is the better
boxer.
Dempsey a Harder Puncher
Kane says Dempsey is much
harder puncher than Tunncy, despite
the fact that Tunney stopped Glib
bons and Dempsey didn't. ANYBODY
could have knocked Gibbons out that
night" admits Kane. HE was dead
on his feet an hour before he entered
The ring"
Being more dynamic puncher,
Dempsey will rule logical favoritc
to land the knockout if one is landed.
Kane says Gibbons questions the
widespread belief Tunncy is a better
boxer than the champion. "Gibbons
found Dempsey better than average
boxer in their Montana fight. Glib
bons went into that fight called the
clevercst heavyweight since Jim Cor
belts time. Few expected him to
last the limit. II he did it seemed
reasoable enough to expect him to
win on points.
"You know what happened. 1t was
a close fight for 10 rounds. Even
Dempscy's own hand-pickcd referee
admitted he would have had to give
the decision to Gibbons on points if
the fight had been limited to 10
sessions.
unfortunately for US it went Is
and during the last five rounds Demp-
scy out-boxed Gibbons-yes. out
boxed him is the woodland went on
to win the decision"
There you have, mates, the low
down on Tunney and Dempsey by the
one man who has battled them both.
And the low down. as he sees it. is
this: Dempsey to win by a knock
out If there is one. or on points il
the bout goes the limit.