Evening star., 1934-05-01


is just as tough for me as any one
else, although if a fighter knows any
thing he should know something about
the boxing game and, after looking
back over past records of former
champs as well as myself, I might as
well count 10 and declare myself
loser.
But, anyway. III 60 down on
record now saying that Baer will
be the next champion, II in con-
dition. I'll state my reasons why.
First Of all, to be a real champion
a fighter must have three things. He
must be able to give it, take it and
have fighting heart. These three
qualifications Baer has.
Now we'll take Carnera. A large
number of people are under the i'm
preston that because a man is big
he can lick any one in the world,
which would be true If he possessed
the three things that I just men
toned. I want to make it clear that
in this story I'm not trying to knock
or belittle Camera or any one else
that I should write about.
Carnera, in my opinion, isn't a real
champion. First of all. he has proved
beyond question of doubt that he's not
a puncher. In his last fight with
Tommy Loughran, he fought man
who never was what We term first
class heavyweight. Although a won
derful boxer and fire fellow, ne
never had the weight and punching
ability for championship caliber.
Primo, in boxing Loughrarl, fought
man who is on the decline who Is
four years older than Camera, and
the giant Italian outweighed him rs
pounds. Still, with all these advan-
tages over Loughran, he failed to do
and win the decision.
Although Tommy whipped Baer In
New York some three years ago, when
Max was a novice at the game. I
would stake my life that If Baer had
been fighting Loughrau two months
ago the result would have been diff
ferent than the last fight they had.
OF COURSE, every one asks the
- question: Whats wrong with
the boxing game?"
It's matches like the Camera
Loughran meeting that do more harm
to the game than anything else. The
Madison Square Garden people
couldn't quite understand why there
wasn't larger turnout to the fight.
The answer, no doubt, is that Tommy
has as many friends and admirers in
the boxing game as myself or anybody
else has ever had. The answer to the
small turnout for the fight is that
very few people had confidence in
Tommy winning the title bout from q
giant like Carnera. Many of his
friends stayed away because they were
AFRAID he would be seriously hurt.
But instead, regardless of his age.
size and punching ability, he was there
at the end of Is rounds. And manv
OF the critics present thought that
Tommy had made a great showing
ana at the end of 10 rounds was out
IN front on points. But, because of
Cameras size and stamina, it was
too much for Tommy to overcome. For
tnese reasons I'm stating that Baer
has all the chances in the world to
bring the title back to America and
bring the fight game on its feet where
it was in the days of the one and only
Tex Rickard.
d. AER, in my estimation, has some
d thing that no other fighter that
I know of today in the boxing
game has. He has body and the
build of Greek AdoniS. A great
puncher with either hand. A chin and
stomach of iron. So, man with all
these good qualities can't help getting
some place If he gets in condition In
other words, Baer has everything that
God has given him to make a natural
fighter. And I know he likes to fight.
But, Of course, with all these ad-
vantages there still is one more great
important factor. That is, has Baer
got the ambition and inclination to
train and take care Of his body that
will put him in the ring with Car
nera on the night of June IA and
bring him the championship of the
world, which only Baer himself can
be the Judge of this time
The result of the contest will all
hinge on one characterization. Baer
hasn't had a real fight since he stop
ped Max Schmeling last year on June
8. Baer sure looked like real cham
piop in that fight.
The exhibition tour Baer has
been on is the worst thing in the
world for him to be doing. Making
moving pictures, personal appear.
ances and being in vaudeville do
. fighter more harm than good.