The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-21
OLD AND
 SLOW, SAYS JOE BEFORE BATTLE
Champ Expects to Win By Knockout in 8 Rounds;
 Gate $75O,OOO
BY HENRY McLEMORE Limited Press Stan Correspondent

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 Chicago, June 2l-(UP)-Jimnny Braddock and Joe Louis were coII1- ing to town today to "go to town" tomorrow night in their worlds heavyweight championship title.
 Braddock, who has been in train- ing at Grand Beach, Mich, so long that he is up for a councilmana job, broke camp shortly before noon and, in a car paced by motorcycle cops with sirens Screeching made a secretive getaway to the big city.
 Once here he ducked into mod- est south side hotel, where he will remain until weighing-in time to- morrow. Braddock finished his preparations for his first title de- fenSe on Saturday. Yesterday he did nothing more strenuous than yank the tops off beer bottles for wellwishers who dropped by his rts- ral retreat.
 Louis Looked Bad
 Louis completed his work on the sabbath by sparring two rounds with Tiger Hairston. Those who watched the challenger said he was nothing short of miserable, and lost both rounds to the Tiger. who is no better than a second-rater.
 Joe's poor effort yesterday did not affect the odds. He still is held at anywhere from 2 to 4 to 1. All the serious bettors apparently are on his side, and they refuse to be influ- enced by his poor training. They are convinced that he packs too many guns for the veteran cham pion, and has much more than he showed in his camp.
 There is some talk that Louis deliberately was sloppy in his pre- parations as a "come on" for Brad dock money and that when he sheds his robe in the ring at Co., miskey Park he will answer the first bell as vicious as the Louis who blasted Baer, Camera, Levinsky, Retzlaff. Brescia, and all the others.
 Not in many years has there been such difference of opinion among the wise men of boxing, meaning the trainers and managers. The experts are nearly solid on the Me- gro, but the working men of the trade can't agree. Some say he is sharp as razor. while others say he has been obviously dulled by money and soft living.
 Braddock, on the other hand, is in such perfect condition that even his best friends wouldn't know him. Down to 196 pounds, the champion is hard as nails and ready for the 15-round pull. He inssts-just as he has all along-that Louis Is a youngster with nothing but a great left hook, and that any smart boxer can make him appear ridiculous.
 May Hit Floor
 T have seen Joe in five fights" Braddock told me, land I have yet to see him do anything that would make me rate him as a super-fight- CT. He hits like hell, and that's all. He's sucker for right hand, and that's just what I'm going to let him look at all night long. I fig ure I'll belt him out in about eight. wouldn't be surprised if he didn't nail me a few times with his left, and may go down on the floor. But I'll get up once more often than go down. When I get up after his Sunday punch he'll start dogging 1t. And then I'll murder him."
 Louis thinks he'll finish Brad dock and become the worlds cham pion in four rounds.
 "I'll just clip him early, and that'll be all" Joe says. He's too old and slow to bother me-"
 With the fight day away, no one knows for sure how the ticket sale stands. A week ago Promoter Mike Jacobs said he had $600OOO in the till. Today he quoted tho same figure. Our guess is that Mike has quite bit less than S600,- 900 in the strong box, and that the gross receipts won't go much higher than $750,000.