The Washington times., 1934-01-22

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fight Carnera February 20 in
This veteran doesn't want to
break away. He couldn't. He's
like an old fire horse raring to go
al the sound of the bell.
Loughran loves the game. He's
had his knocks along with his
successes. Many things have been
whispered, said and written about
boxing; things that detracted
from the sport. But Loughran
knows naught of those, aside from
what he's heard. Every Loughran
match has been a shooting match.
Not Hurting Him
Despite Loughran'S age these
youngsters are not hurting him.
Poreda gave him a bad ear and
Hamas stopped him with a punch.
But a fighter, like any other
athlete, has his off days. And
until Loughran is convinced these
young giants can hurt him, he'll
stick around.
If ever a challenger was conf
dent he could master a champion,
Loughran is the one. It shows in
his eyes, lights up his smile and
is displayed in the manner he goes
about his work. He's gay and
jocular, cutting up with every
body he knows.
To Loughran, Camera is not a
menace, but simply "a mighty
good heavyweight because Of his
size and weight"
But weight handicap means
nothing to Loughran. When asked
about the 15-round distance,
Loughran said the Derby route"
favored him.
81 would rather box Is
rounds than ten," he said.
Gas a matter of fact I be-
heve all heavyweight title
bouts should be held over a rs
round distance.
"Such a distance gives the
Skillful man q chance, the
man who has the head to
carry him out of tight places,
the ability to offset his Op-
pOnent'S ruggednesS and the
stamina to go the distance.
There are very few good
heavyweightS today" LOugh-
ran continued. "By that
mean skillful men. Men who
think correctly ON the spur of
the moment. It's like baseball.
In a pinch its not the slugger
that's sent in, but the man who
can use his head, who can
wrangle that run over the plate
with a hit, a walk, a long fly
or by getting hit himself.
LIKES THE LONG ROUTE
Fifteen rounds favOrs me,
not Carnera. He'll have 60 to
20 more pounds to carry
around than I will. On the in
fighting he won't maui or
throw me around either. I've
fought countless men stronger
than I am and they couldn't
do it. Dempsey, whose forte
is mitigating, couldn't do it
when we spared q few years
ago in Atlantic City. And Car
nera won't.
'T've been fighting 15-rOund
bouts II years. My first 15-rOund
match was against Harry Greb
in 1928 at the Garden. In those
II years I've learned how to re-
serve my strength. Camera
hasn't. He has not fought more
than half a dozen 15-rOund
bouts"
When asked about his legs
Tommy said they were fine. He is
conditioning them by roadwork,
312-mile run every morning, long
walks and handball.
Climate No Bar
The climate will have no effect
on his condition. He has fought
there several times, and felt no i'll
effects.
Tommy doesn't think much Of
Cameras hitting powers. IF
Primo could hit he'd be a super
human and none Of us would be
allowed to fight him." he said.
Loughran now faces the goal
he has aimed at for years. Four
years ago he was toppled by Jack
Sharkey when a victory would
have put him up there"
+, But here he is, battling for the
worlds heavyweight title.
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