The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
zIVIC MAY HAVE 10 POUND EDGE
 OVER JENKINS
Lightweight King Must Score Knockout to
 Win
By HARRY FERGUSON Limited Press Sports EditOr)

Limited Press Sports Ed1tOr)
 New York, Dec. 20.-(UP)-A pair of world champions meet tonight at Madison Square Garden in a To- round bout that will decide nothing except the age-old question of whether a good big man can lick a good little man.
 The big man is Fritzie zivic of Pittsburgh, world welterweight champion, who has been establish ed as a g to favorite.
 The little man is Law Jenkins, world lightweight champion, scrawny little guy who, pound for pound, probably is the hardest hitter in boxing.
 Neither title will be at stake when the boys square away and the only conditions are that zivic must come in at IA pounds or less. Jenkins, at around 134, will be giving away almost 10 pounds, which is quite 8 chunk of bone and muscle among the little fellows.
 It is unlikely that the 15,OO0 GUS toners will get to see 10 rounds of boxing. Jenkins is an authentic killer r-diller if he gets right-hand shot at a mans jaw, and zivic can throw the thunderbolts, too. F,ritzie doesn't have the knack of slamming a man into unconscious ness with one punch, but he has a wearing attack that takes the steam outof his opponents.
 Armstrong Test
 One reason the betting favors zivic is that both men have fought Henry Armstrong with widely vary ing results. Jenkins went out last July, fired everything he had at Armstrong and took such a beating in return that he was unable to answer the bell for the sixth and lost on a technical knockout.
 A few weeks ago ZiVic fought Armstrong for the welterweight title and won. He gave Henry such a bad beating around the eyes that the little negro was partly blinded and lost the title. zivic and Arm strong will meet in return bout on January IT.
 The most eagerly awaited boxing match of the season between "lit- tie men" takes place at Madison Square Garden tonight when Fritzie zivic, world Welterweight champion, opposes Lew Jenkins, world light weight 'titleholder, in match scheduled for ten rounds.
 Both of them smashing punchers, zivic and Jenkins will be striving for knockout triumphs tonight and most boxing men predict the con- test will end short of the distance.
 Jenkins is regarded as the hard est hitter, pound for pound, in the business. The skinny Texan has boxed four times in the Garden and has never allowed an opponent to go over three rounds. He flattened Billy Marquart in three and Tippy Larkin in one. Then he faced Lou Ambers for the lightweight title and halted Ambers in three A month ago he defended his laurels against Pete Lello and disposed of the Chi cagOan h two meats.
 Two Handed Puncher
 Jenkins carries a kayo wallop in each hand. He finished off Mar quart and Ambers with right-hand smashes, belted out Larkin and Lello with left-hand blows.
 zivic is not quite so potent a puncher as Jenkins but he, too, boasts a wallop of kayo proportions. It was Zivic who fractured Ambers' jaw with a terrific right few years ago.
 The Pittsburgher will have several advantages over Jenkins. For one thing he will enjoy weight edge of perhaps eight pounds. nder the terms of the contract for this eve ning,s affray, Zivic must weigh in at IA or under. This makes it handicap affair for Zivic whose well terweight title is not involved in tonight's bout. Jenkins is expected to scale around 135.
 Clever Fritz
 Zivic also has an advantage over Jenkins in experience and boxing skill. Fritzie does not have to de- pend entirely on his hitting prowess to bring him victory. He is mas terful boxer, has crackerjack left hand, and he knows how to handle himself when in trouble. He has faced many good punchers before, though perhaps none who could strike with the devastating power of Jenkins.
 But Zivic, for all his talent as a boxer, can still be hit. He does not relish body blows and Jenkins hook to the body is paralyzing in effectiveness. Zivic, to, can be reached on the chin and one Jen- kins crack on the chin is often enough.
 It is true that zivic won his well terweight title by defeating Henry Armstrong, while Jenkins was Stop- ped by Armstrong in six rounds last summer. Jenkins answer to that is simply that he wasn't in good physical condition when he faced Armstrong last July Today, how ever, he is in prime form and de- termined to prove that not even welterweight--and champion at that-can stand up under the force of the Jenkins left hook or straight right.
 Tonightis show is the last of ls40 at the Garden and all signs point to an attendance bigger than has been seen at the Eight avenue arena since the current indoor season started. Tickets are priced at $1.15 general admission, $2.30, $3.50, $4.00, $5.75 and $7.75.