Show LOW X WEIGHTS EIGHTS HURT HUPT RING S JOE CANS GANS I IS MOST DL NOTABLE EXA EXAMPLE X EXAMPLEs S s 4 T A Av r I v f k ff F x 4 Ti- Ti r y x vv 1 4 ft f. f sc f i s trY i S V. V v. v J x UX F 1 L I J I I I J J r 1 t F 5 i S v k i t S 4 J Bat Nelson top left Mike Gibbons below and Johnny Ertle the heavyweight hea class classa OUTSIDE O a boxer is not required to give ive his opponent a greater ter advantage anta e eIn in weight than two pounds This rule rulo is Just enough in its orl original purpose but it has since been used by some somo fighters to give them an advantage over their opponent Training Training- down below normal weight to be able to qualify for matches has hurt many of the rings ring's most skillful performers Recently Mike Gibbons tried to got Jack Dillon to make mako poun pounds s ringside for for him and Dillon and his manager Immediately refused The They offered to do pounds at 3 o'clock a n weight that would not injure Dillons Dillon's strength but of or course with Mike that was quite a a. different matter Joe Gnus Cans is one of tho the games game's most brilliant bl figures w who q always comes to mind when th tho matter of or marvel and he told everybody he I making wel weight h is mentioned Bat Nelson elson and his Isis manager in sl signing for the first title tithe bout with Gaits Cans insisted that he be make 11 1 pounds Gans Cans could not do it and retain his strength as was his normal fig fl- ure Weak as he was he ne managed to battle Nelson Nolson two forty rounds to a draw Tho next time the they the met metat metat metat at th the tho same flame weight Gans Cans was knocked out and he lost his title Somehow or other he ho was foolish enough to meet Nelson Nolson a again ln at the same samo disadvantage and was knocked out a second time The strain of ot all these weight reductions reductions reductions and the tho battling In so weakened weakened weak weak- ened a n. condition brought about a decline of health that ran Into nto consumption con can consumption and later caused c. d his death When Frank Erno Erne was li lightweight light light- ht weight champ ho he thought ho he could lick Terry McGovern ern the feather thought so The match was wa-s arranged arranged ar ar- ar ranged and McGovern a. a asked ked Erno to make pounds seven pounds below his normal wei weight ht In this caso case Erno Erne yer very foolishly slipped one over on himself lIe He overrated himself or underestimated McCoy McCoy- cm ern because Torry Terry tore In and had Erno helpless In three rounds and It was apparent that McGovern might have havo won had Erne been at athis athis athis his proper weight Johnny Ertle Ertie the chubby bantam bantam bantam ban ban- tam has tried with some success at times to bring his opponents down to a weight that would weaken them Ho lie fooled himself recently though when he went up against Benny Kauffman of ot Phil adelphia Benny Benn showed that he could make tho the pounds ringside rin ring ring- sub side required of or him and still sUU have havo plenty plent of sting sUng in his punches Kauffman Kaufman o 0 u t tp pol 0 in n t to e d throughout t. t |