WHO WEARS CROWN AS KING OF AIL
THE HARD HITTING LIGHTWEIGHTS
IV v.e co-opt Benny Leonard’s statement that he is through with the
ring forever, where shall we place him in the lightweight hall of fame?
In clashing fighters one must consider these factors: Hitting power,
boxing ability, ring science and generalship, popularity, and staying powers.
The last element has become somewhat of a forgotten trait in these days
of ten round dances but it must be considered. It should be an attribute of
every champion. Champions had to have it in the old days to win fights
_and popularity. If we ignore it now we handicap the old timers. Consid
ering all of these things, where does Leonard stand?
There are three men in the his-1
tory of the division who can dispute
the title of “king” with Leonard.
The first is Jack McAuliffe. And
in my opinion he ranks ahead ot them
all.
McAuliffe has all the attributes of
a great champion—the hitting power,
the boxing science, the ring general
ship and endurance.
Eight Years A Busy Champ
Through a period of eight years he
defended his lightweightship in a way
it has never been defended since.
McAuliffe fought in the day of long
fights. Could Leonard step into the
ring and fight 74 rounds as did Jack
against Jem Carney of England on
November 16, 18S7. That was but
one of the long fights in which Mc
Auliffe showed himself master. A
sixty-four round draw with Billy Myer 1
two years later again proved his j
stamina.
That he emerged from those gril-1
ling fights with features little mar- j
red and no signs of being “punch j
drunk” proves better than the rec-1
ords of his skill as a boxer. He |
fought in the day when science was ;
young and most of his opponents j
counted on brine strength. A blow
carried dynamite with it. Flesh crack
ed before it.
Ring fans of his day realized when
he retired undefeated that there was
not a man then living who could ac
cuse him of being scared out. His
popularity incr> ased rather than de
creased with years.
Nelson Fighting Demon
Bat Nelson ranks as one of tin
four greatest because lie stands alone
as a born lighter. Nelson had a
fighting heart that lias m ver be> n
checked.
His gameness was toomaiuj.
was a natural hitter. His defense
was the natural one—a nerve break
ing defense. He had but one sl.^1c
of fighting—to bore in and wear the
other man down at no matter what
cost. His opponent, heavy hitter
or skillful boxer, found himself fight
ing a tiger after he had signed on to
fight a human being. The harder he
was hit, the harder he returned the
blow. Joe Gans and Ad Wolgast,
both of fighting hearts, drummed ta
toes of death on his battered head
ajad only made him smile.
In addition to his hitting power and
gameness, Nelson had ring general
ship, the generalship of a born fight
er. His craftiness was the running
of a Tiger attacking his prey.
Kid Lavigne is the third of hte
greats. Lavigne claimed the light-1
weight title laid down by McAuliffe.
What better proof of the Kid’s
greatness can be offered than that he
licked Joe Wolcott twice. Wolcott, old
timers will recall, fought as a wel
terweight and eagerly sought bouts
with the bigger men.
Lavigne was a hitter, a crafty gen-,
eral and game. His early fights went
from 55 rounds to 75 rounds—and
were fought in the lumber camps of
Michigan.
Leonard’s Case
As for Leonard.
He is by far the best of the light
weights of the present day. Wolgast,
Ritchie, Welsh—these men do not
rank with him. Welsh was, how
ever, a flashier lighter. Wolgast was
a harder hitter. Ritchie was a w’eak
sister as a champion. Lack of for
midable opponents has aided Leo
nard’s prestige. He has made it
clear against those he met that he
was a wonderful boxer, an accurate,
hard hitting man, and a great ring
general. His generalship saved him
in two or three fights. Lew Tendler
great little southpaw, had Leonard’s
title in his grasp one night only to
let Leonard kid him out of it while
the champion played for time to let
his head clear.
But Leonard did not win the na
tion wide popularity McAuliffe, Nel
son or Lavigne did. For one thing
his biggest fights were confined to
the east.
And the public has nothing on
which to estimate Leonard’s powers
of endurance. The longest and
*
hardest fights he ever engaged in
were the Y>ne against Tendler two
years ago and one with Rocky Kan
sas. Both went fifteen rounds.
Fighting Middies Prepare
To Win Boxing Laurels
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 28.—With more
than 200 candidates fighting for plac
es on the Naval Academy’s 1925 box
ing team, Coach Spike Webb feels
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Among the promising prospects for ■
the Navy outfit rae Midshipmen Cole-1
man, the 190-pounder, who held down j
the heavyweight berth on the Plebe j
team last year, and John Charlson, \
winner of the Academy lightweight'
| title a season ago. Rich Collins is
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! weight class, in which a number of
j good boxers are trying for the hon
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j among the Middies this season than j
I ever before, and the game appears i
! to be facing its greatest season at j
the academy.
Navy meets Queens, McGill, and,
Toronto Universities, of Canada, as
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I at the intercollegiate tournament at
1 Philadelphia, late in March.
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