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Show BECKETT TRAINS IN SECRET FOR BOUT By JOE BECKETT, Heavyweight Champion of Great Britain. LONDON, Sept. 13. I am sorry I had to knock out Eddie McGoorty, the American Ameri-can light heavyweight in our bout yes-t yes-t terday, but he was an obstacle and I had j to remove him. j McGoorty is a wonderful fighter, and, as a boxer, I think He is probably the best heavyweight in the world. Of course. I hnd no doubt of the result, but I must admit that I thought I would win sooner than the seventeenth round. McGoorty 's punches did not hurt me, and I attribute my victory to iny secret training, which developed my footwork and speed In both hitting and defensive work. Jack Harrison Harri-son assisted me in this preparation, and the value of his help must have been apparent ap-parent to those who saw the fight. Bernard Mortimer, my manager, did not want my training tactics to become known before the fight, and I think I surprised McGoorty, although, I must say, I did not exert my-elf to the utmost. I was tv-aijy surprised -when I found it so easy to hit McGoorty, but I realise that there ? til! room for improvement in my box-, ing. McGoorty certainly is a hard man to knock out. I hit him repeatedly with my left hook and was amazed to find that he. didn't go down. |