Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-08-11 | Page 18 | Tuffy Griffith Finally Gets in 'Big Money' Division of Fistdom

i T Tuffy Griffith Finally Gets ini in Big Money Division of Fi Likely to Meet Phil Scott in Chi Chicago ago Ring Ring- V Within Month V CHICAGO GO Aug 10 UP UP UP-Tuffy Tuffy G Griffith finally seems destined to collect coned somo of or the big money th that t comes with recognition as asa he heavyweight i b g Starting M as a i m ml 1 d d dIe 1 t w. w Tuffy Lufty C U 1 has fought 4 h 1 hl hits his way through m I two divisions and a r f fr has started t well y r. r in III the tho heavy heavy t le 4 weight class clas class so so sowell 1 ij i M i well In fact that W v 1 M mId middle I d d dIe I 0 west western est r 0 u er em ern Jau fans uel I eV J i f A x he hell he'll 11 have havo plenty to s hoi f ho iV to sa say about s 's i ge gets t s t thc C title It I I left left- lefts t t s x 1 vacant by Genes ii W H t w Tunney Griffith Griffith started his his' heavyweight camp campaign ln auspiciously auspiciously with victories s over over Al Friedman and Johnny Rh ko and the lesser he has been bowling over lights so so reg regularly th that t it seems certain certain- he lie will wm fight Phil Scott the Englishman here within the thee next e t month WOULD HELP Si Since ce Scott ha has b been n. n prominently prominent prominent- ly mentioned VhS us us an All opponent for Max thc German sensation sensation sensa sensa- tion Uon a victory over vcr the the- Englishman English EnglIsh- man would put lu Tuffy In a prominent position as a title tithe contend con con- tend tender Cr There Ther are many hero who believe be bo- bo- bo e lieve that Tuffy can whip the best of ot them Ho Io has about over everything a a. fighter needs needs including Including that killer spirit which raised Jack Dempsey from obscurity Punching with either hand he Ite constantly tears into an opponent and nd the thc secret of his success seems to be his ab ability t to keep an anop an op opponent opponent opponent op- op ot off balance There was one notable exception to this Tuff Tuffy on once co rushed Jimmy Braddock and imd ran straight Into inton a n right swing which put lut I Him hini out TOUGH PUNCHER However e Braddocks Braddock's s 's right hand broke V Pete Jaw It also was was responsible responsible- for another man inan going s out and as ns Tuffy s says ys That guy only needs to land one punch In each fight Im I'm suro sure I could beat him hint now I was pretty much oC ofa ofu a. a green kid when I 1 fought him and Id I'd have moro sense to tot t now Griffith goes gocs Into tho the heavyweight heavy heavy- weight eight division with a a.- fine tIne record as a a. light heavyweight t. t having b beaten aten about all an the time good bood ones ex except ex- ex I Tommy lomm Loughran and Brad- Brad dock