The Washington times., 1930-01-22
SAYS
CARNERA
TOO BIC
BY JACK DEMPSEY

BY JACK DEMPSEY
IF those who are handlinl
Primo Camera. the man-wit
mountain from Italy, are bank
ing on his great height and bull
to get him somewhere in pugi
lism-well. they, perhaps, will bt
disappointed.
Barring Jess Willard, who really
fluked his way to the champion
ship by victory over the ancient
and worn-out Jack johnson, ne
giant ever has amounted to much
in modern or ancient history oi
Kingdom.
These elephants are so much
taller than the ordinary human
that they must punch down at 9
human target. And no, one car
get great power into a downward
blow. Yes, they could use ar
uppercut, but few of them arr
fast enough with 1t to land. VIII
lard was about the only giant
who knew how to use an upper
cut and got some results with it.
Herman Plaacke was q
giant who came from for
eign shores with the idea that
his great height and his
pOundage would enable him
to score easy victories over
American ringmen. He was al
most Cameras size.
II I remember rightly, Kid Nc
Coy was his first opponent. The
Rid spotted Plaacke about l0C
pounds and about a foot ir
height. Plaacke's arms were SC
long, that, before he could uncoil
them, Mccoy would slip in
swing and step away. Plaacke'S
body was so huge that MCCOY
couldn't have missed it, even with
his eyes shut. And Mccoy
knocked out Plaacke in a hurry
Ed DunkhorSt, the Human
Freight Car" looked like a pair
of mountains alongside Of Bot
Fitzsimmons. So far as poundage
was concerned, he was the bulki
est of all performers. Fitz toyed
with him for while to amuSe
the crowd and then knocked him
out.
There have been other giants
and their fate has been the same
Even Willard was rated as a
joke prior to his match with John
son. Jess was trained to the final
minute for that fight; johnson
did most Of his work in an easy
chair. And johnson then was old
with years Of soft living behind
him.
Yet for 20 rounds willard
could do nothing with John
son. If the fight had ended
in Is, 20 or even rs rounds,
Johnson would have won on
points. There never has been
any dispute about that. But
the bout was for As rounds,
Johnson began to tire. after
the twenty-firSt or twenty-Sec-
Ond, and was "eaSy stuff"
when willard landed the hard
punch in the twenty-sixth
that gave him a knockout vic
tory and q worlds champion.
ship.
Camera comes to war in the
U. S. A. equipped with less ex
perience and training than any
other of the giants. I'm told that
he has been fighting only IA
months, never had on a glove be
fore that time. His greatest asset
is ability to take a beating and
slug back with his right hand
His left is not so good.
OF course, he is young. ambi
tious, and will have the benefit
of splendid teaching over here
But nothing can speed him be-
yond his normal gait, which con
sidering his 287 pounds, is not
fasE. Being so tall he cannot per
feet a real defense for his huge
body and even the most power
full humans cannot stand ur
when a man with a wallop lays
them into the solar plexus OF
around the heart.
Camera may fool many and
really do some great things. But
his great size and general slow.
ness are all against him, as per
haps will be proven when he is
sent against a young and aggres
sive American battler who can
punch.
When in the mood, or cornered
a raging lion or a tiger can tear
an nInnhoNf tn T1incncI