The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
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Joe Louis Sharpens Up Sunday Punches"
For Body Attack On Godoy Thursday;
Trainer Blackburn Picks Bomber In Three
Several optimistic trends favor those who eagerly hope
Joe Louis will knock out Arturo Godoy Thursday night in
Yankee Stadium few of them are the following:
Cd Joe Louis is aroused the lavish unfavorabe pub
licity given him after the other Godoy contest;
(2) 1t is unlikely Arthur Donovan after being
ned so freely by sports scrbes the nation will per-
nit illegal tactics (ike buttne and letting his gloves
touch the floor) by Godoy again;
60 Jack Blackburn, Louis trainer flay predicts the
Brown Bomber will stop the South American inside three
rounds;
4 Joe knocking out four sparmates (usng
crouch style similar to GOdoys) going and coming at
training camp;
@ The records show Joe Louis is at his very best in re-
turn matches following adverse showing dicat-
ed by the Schmeling and Pastor second meeting;
(6) Louis will employ body attack; the chief higher
punches being the temple rather than hurt his hands
on the top of GOdOys head and elbows as before
Joe Louis is weighing 203 at the present time, but
camp handlers say he will be down to the desired 200 by
weighing time next Thursday In fact Joe has but
two sparring and Monday-be1Gre 60
ing into the ring against the South American challenger
who Is rounds against him last February in Madison
Square Garden .
er this year will defend his than twice
year and that indoor bouts out completely.
three years." says Roxborough land isn't fair to have
him in training practically the year round
In camp it is obvious that Louis has altered his style
Bit according to reports by fo SINS sources in Harlem
instance in Wednesdays fourround sparrng session.
was pointed out the Brown Bomber had abandoned his
stand-up stalking attack.
Joe was boring n singing hooks, crosses and upper
cuts The shift most preceptible in the first two
rounds with Emil schotz and Joe QGa hey re
much of orthodox boxer couldn't bring OUT mucn III
his two rounds. :,
bod cd dc in
workouts for almost average of six rounds sparrng
session. 49,,
Jack Blackburn blames the fact that Joe Louis didn't
knockout Godoy their first meeting upon himself
He explains it off in this manner!
we just didn't figger right. In most of Joes other
fights could along watn for chance to fent and
shoot that right Or settn the with left abs and lett
hooks But found out this ones got to be handled differ
But of course everyone knows Blackburn can't be
held wholly responsible for what happened or taed to IN nap
things in accordance with the Marquis of Queensbery rules
Fight pictures and candid camera shots in leading dales
the country after the contest proved concsVe odo
did consistently three things contrary to the rules lhey
were as follows:
G) Godoy butted vigorously with his head, several
times ioIting Louis the chin in the pit of the
(2) Godoy allowed gloves touch the floor which
technically knOckdown but Donovan failed TO
(s) Godoy violated the first principle written in the
Marquis of Queenberry rules M shall be sand.up con-
test" by fighting from crouchng crawling, coWmng anu
caressing style all night. -
Speaking about Louis strategy for the Thursday night
battle Blackburn says:
Joe's gonna get Godoy fast this time. Believe me-
That fea stand JOe because he knows what
would happen But fighting low like he did before Will be
easy to handle anyway Thursday. .
"Joes got two ways of Openn' him up Joe can whip I'm
in the body fast that bIzrieging business and bring
his guard down. And he kin hurt him by by htn him on the
head Don't mean the top of the head That's too solid
But around the temple that's the place Joe amt gonna
time yn for the chin Got to admit this Godoy taxes
'em prettv good there Least till he's hurt
pointed out by the column before Joe Louis actuay
NAV dispose of the tough South American that quickly But
it's beyond the that the Bomber can effect the pay
off, that early. here it Louis Will lind 60
dow as troublesome as before-t should take longer than
three rounds bring the tough foreigner out OF his she'll
Rt Won never can tell Louis has the very satisfying con-
ISOLATION of knowing Godoy can't hurt him. That may be
the vital factor.