The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-09
Kingfish Levinsky
Convinced That He
Is Best Of Heavies
Mistreatment Of Language No.
torious, His Effrontery
Is Amazing
BY JIMMY DONAHUE

Chicago, Jan. g - There never has
been any doubt in the mind Of King
[evinsky as to the identity OF the
heavyweight champion Of the world.
The champion, the Kingfish will tell
you without any bribing, is Kingfish
Levinsky.
Shortly after the King defeated
Jack Dempsey in 1882, the Kingfisla,
who was christened Harry Krakow
In New York, and who earned the
nickname Of kid the Dropper" when
growing up in his fathers fish mar
.et In Chicago. he felt that he was
kingpin Of the ponderous ones.
When he defeated Jack Sharkey in
1888. that feeling developed into an
cbsession. So he set out to tell the
world about It in no uncertain terms
and the funny part of 1t is. the fell
low who was the rings prize clown
two years ago has developed into q
foremost challenger.
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There hasn't been q guy like him
IN the heavy ranks-with the possible
exception of Max Baer-since Jack
Dempsey brought glamour to the
game. His mistreatment of the Kings
English is notorious, his effrontery Is
his ego knows no bounds.
He went into the ring against
Tommy Loughrsn as the underdog at
to odds. He plastered the Phila-
delphia dancing master to the floor,
calmly crawled to the top Of the ropes
and waved to the audience. saying:
Look at the old four-to-one-on the
floor"
Then. before the sharkey fight, the
King implied that the Cob should
confine his fighting to his fists and
leave his mouth out of it, and that
he, the Kingfish, would see to 1t that
perhaps Mister Sharkey's teeth would
chatter in the ring-from fright, not
from talking.
Just before his recent tangle with
John McCorkindale. the South Afri-
can import, the King made his classic
statement that "all English fighters Is
BUNS" He went on to prove It by
knocking McCorkindale to the canvas
seven times.
Levinsky resembles the old-timers
in his willingness to battle. Had he
lived in the days of John l.. Sullivan.
Bob Fitzsimmons, Joe Choynski and
she rest OF them. he would have been
right at home in those braWls that
started before breakfast and finished
after the evening meal.
Like the old-timers he has fought
for nearly nothing time after time
Just for the chance to swing that
roundhouse right hand. His battle
with Sharkey was one instance. Jack
got $25, 900, and the King received
about q tenth of that-which was di-
Nded among the Krakow family Of
Ia, headed by his sister, Lena.
Lena is his guiding influence. She
makes his matches. handles his money
and helps him to prepare elegant
statements for the press, praising the
proves Of the Kingfish.
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Ievinslky has fought all the top
notch heavyweights Of the day ex-
cept Max schmeling. He has defeat
ed Tommy Loughran. Pauline Uzcu-
dun, Sharkey, McCorkindale and q
bunch OF other boys, and has dropped
the nod to Max Baer twice. Primo
Camera an equal number Of times
talthough the decisions were unpopu-
lar). Johnny Risko twice and Mickey
Walker.
The King seems to have found him
self since his brawl with 6harkey.
While he has acquired no scientific
1maueuvers. that right hand has de-
veloped into dynamite. His system Il
to take q few belts. wade In close
enough ana lot his mystery punch
fly. Sometimes this wallop can be
seen en- route as far back as the CO.
cent balcony seats.
Outside Of Baer. he probably Is the
biggest drawing card IN the game. Ia
six fights during 1881 and 1882, he
helped to bring more than 9275, 00o
iato the gate ct Chicago.
He has On important date with Man
schmeling. Feb. l6-Hitler or no Hit
Ter. It would be no surprise In this
corner to see him flash the career o1
Der Moxie and find himself right in
the hair Of the man who wins the
Loughran Gamers championship
thing.