The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-31
BURMAN FIGHTS ON EVERYTHING
 GOES' POLICY
Louis, 10 to 1 FavOrite, Is Expected to Have Plenty
 of Trouble
By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff CorrespOndent)

United Press Staff CorrespOndent)
 New York, Jan. 31--(UP)-Red Burman of Baltimore, who used to chauffeur Jack Dempsey, tries to- night to wrest the world heavy weight championship from Joe Louis, who once worked on the assembly line of Detroit auto factory.
 The betting is 10 to that Burman is not man enough to turn the trick.
 Promoter Mike Jacobs anticipates a crowd of at least 17,O00 in Madison Square Garden and a gate of $70,000.
 Most experts predict Burman will be knocked out within four rounds because Baltimore Red is a notorious slow starter and the Brown Bomber's physical and technical advantages. Louis will have about II pounds ad- vantage in weight; he is taller, and will have longer reach. Moreover, the champion is a much more ex- plosive puncher.
 Yet, Burman, a red-headed Mary land Irishman, is making the most determined assault on Bomber Joe's laurels since Louis copped the crown from Jim Braddock in 1887.
 As Louis makes the 18th defense of the title, we discover these req sons why Burman will make this most determined assault:
 CD Burman, at 9, is at his peak, most perfectly conditioned athlete Louis ever met. He has been train- ing for nearly three months, Vir- tually all of the Bomber's previous 12 challengers were washed-up veterans or novices.
 Body Puncher
 CD Burman a natural croucher, has been schooled thoroughly in the Dempsey bob and wave, a style most bothersome to shufflin' Joe-as was proved in the Farr, Godoy and Gal ento scraps.
 (3) Burman is not only the most fearless opponent Louis ever tackled, but he is also the best body puncher in the heavyweight division. Never has Louis been subjected to such body attack as Burman plans.
 (4 Burman may try to win by fair means or foul, because he rep- resents faction of the fight game that is bitterly opposed to the joint regime of Louis and Promoter Mike Jacobs. It would not be surprising to see this swing low, natural body puncher drop a few below the belt.
 (5) Burman and his gang know that Louis is 26 1-2 years old-the age when most fighters start to slip. They know that in the champions last bout, Dec. 16. he made a sorry showing although Al Mccoy quit after the fifth round because of a puffed eye. They figure that Louis is ready to be taken.
 Most of the experts who saw Louis fight Mccoy in Boston less than seven weeks ago agreed that the champion looked pathetic. But they recalled that Bomber Joe was coming back after a six months lay off-and that he always appears logey after lay-off.
 Is Champ Ready?
 While training for Burman, the champion showed no signs of. slip ping. Tn fact, Shufflin' Joe was more impressive against his sparmates than ever before, and he did not seem to be pressing. But all students of boxing know that you can't be- lieve what you see at training camps. Hence 26 1-2-year-old Louis is still a question mark.
 One of the big questions about challenger Burman is this: Can he take 1t? Well, like Louis be has been knocked out once. He was stopped in the second round in 1886 by John Henry Lewis, then light haeavyweght champion, after being floored nine times. Like Louis. he has been on the floor in other bouts. In fact, he rose from the floor in his last fight, Oct. q, to beat hard-punching Tony Musto.
 Burman has been fighting for more than eight years. He lost but one bout in he last two years. That was to Tommy Farr on a question able decision in London, after Red had beaten Farr in New York. Bur- mans manager, Maxie Waxman, in- sists that Red would have beaten Lou Nova, Bob Pastor and Gunnar Barlund, had not those gentlemen discovered good reasons for walking out on matches with him after they were made.
 Louis broke camp at Greenwood Lake, N. Y, today and motored into New York city for the weigh-ln where he expected to scale 2OS pounds, the heaviest for any title de- fense. Burman came in yesterday from Summit, N. J., and stayed at hotel. He expected to register l92 v~Osspdc