Show Wins Wills Has Won Fur forty Bouts Bouts' Via ts-Via Via Knockout s Route NEW YORK Ser Sel Sept 11 By A A. A P. P P.- P. Looking g back over over over ninety five ti e battles which which led led through a period of ot thirteen years to to his most Important important im Im- engagement that Ith Luis Luts Angel ngel Firpo at Boyles Boyle's Thirty Acres on September 11 Saari r Wills negro negro heavyweight mado made a simple comment comment comment com com- ment I 1 like to fight tIght Looking forward to the five years of active ring work worle Which he co cor- cor elders siders still remain for him regardless regardless regard regard- less les of ot the outcome of the Firpo fight or a possible battle with Jack Jade Dempsey Dempey for tor the goal of all 1111 pugH- pugH i If 9 s the heavyweight championship of ot the world he answered a query regarding his future I like I 1 like to tIght fight O Of his ninety live Q battles Wills won four forty by knockouts and thirty by decisions lie He was vas knocked out once c lost four times by de decisions decisions de- de gi rrt o s fought u t two draws t thirteen po decision no-decision decision engagements and one exhibition record books show The only Im knockout he suffered i- i ii 11 his career w was s n administered by Sam Langford negro heavyweight considered by many observers as the hardest hitting hitting- man of his weight who ever er fought It came In to 1916 in the nineteenth round Wills more than evened the score by knocking out Langford in five rounds In n 1918 Sam McVey Bill Bm Tate Tut Jackson Jackson Jackson Jack Jack- son Kid Norfolk arid add Jeff Jett Clarke all negro boxers were also alao- bowl bowled d over by Wills wms as he fought his nt's way to challenge the white heavy t The first of ot these to take a chance Fred Fulton was wag knocked out In n 1920 in ore one round since that time title no white man of ot prominence has risked ed his ring prestige with the Brown Panther Wills vms and his manager Paddy Mullins have been consistently challenging Jack Dempsey for tOr the heavyweight championship The match tentatively arranged mar mal times was finally lost lot in the brilliant brilliant brilliant bril bril- rise of ot Firpo It is under under- understood understood stood however that the winner of ot the Wills Firpo struggle will be he matched with D Dempsey in 1925 Two years ago go Wills wms was considered considered considered consid consid- ered a real menace to white su supremacy su- su since that time however he has to fought light only four tour times The ability of his brittle hands to stand the test of ot a championship bout has been doubted his failure I to knock knockout out ou Bartley Madden in ir fifteen rounds in his most recent fight has been added food for tor n tics Ics who declare that he has goeback gorse gone back Meanwhile Wills is 19 carefully methodically pr preparing for tor the moment moment moment mo mo- ment when the first gong rings as ashe ashe ashe he has conscientiously trained r fr-r rr each of oC his ninety five fights To his critics he answers calmly I 1 am not holding my opponent cheaply and am working into my best jest condition Mv My h hands are re ready dy and I I 1 am contI confident i nt I like to tight fight t |