| Show OHN t HENRY SA YS' YS JOE CANT CAN'T BOX hamp LIkes I His Chances By HENRY FLEMORE EIORE United Press Sports Writer h HOE NIX Ariz Nov 24 UP- UP I. co colored ored boy named flamed John Henry wis never had but two dreams J e was to fight for the tho heavy- heavy 1 i t championship of the world eother ther was waz to stand on a pulpit d preach reach the gospel O LOie e of these dreams will have fulfillment on January 27 of because on that day John nry nry Lewis will meet Joe Louis in i wf York's Yorks Madison Square Gar- Gar for for boxing's biggest title ne other dream Well Vell John nry ry isn't sure when that one will realized Only One at a Time tY u cant can't do two things at once once tt tol me to today ay specially two Ieh things as fighting and teachIng leaching Right now Im I'm a ahter ater 5 ter fighting to eat and live and uess ess my preaching will have to It until I beats Joe and get the I But when I 1 do I 1 It t 1 ess ss Ill I'll go in m the I 1 got l trong rong feeling that way 1 1 John lm Henr Henry hasn't any or wor- ores es s about beatin beating Joe To use usei use i own words hell he'll be right dis- dis if he isn't the winner iter J r 15 rounds in the Garden wo io months from now I dont don't I any reason why I shouldn't eat et that Joe John Henry said jve seen him fight eight or nine Imes and all he has got is a ch And that aint enough to beat I 1 1 been fighting since I was fo fors ars rs old old old-I'm Im I'm twenty-fo twenty now now and and b beat at more punchers than you mid a whole front yard th the statement that fad had been fighting since he was 4 tars mrs old as who wouldn't f B Started Young I 1 mean I 1 been fighting jice i I 1 was fo that was when I my first pair of fighting and gloves I 1 used to fight against kids my own owne ownie ie e right here in Phoenix We allys altys al- al tys lys fought before regular fights ted fed ed to go two two minute rounds then pass the hat bat I 1 aint bragg brag- brag ag Jg g but I 1 know how to fight You tit fight for 20 years and not learn thing Risked John Henry if he thought lh Chad d learned enough to ta offset the thed d of of punches Joe Louis threw He aint got an anything thing but a aft ft hand Oh I know he lie can UI with you tn if he ever hits you at at right but I aint no sucker a right Only suckers get it with right hands Im I'm telling Joe might as well not have ha hy right when he fights me use I aint been hit by a right i years ears His lIis left is the only thing rg got t to watch I didn't even en get backed with ith a right when I was wasi i ears old 5 explaining his case John nry ry went on to point out that show that Joe Louis Louiser er has been too effective against idl boxers John Henry Henri named tie ilie ie Brown Patsy Tommy h rland i-rland and Bob Pastor as boxers rol ad st stayed the limit with Joe shout serious injury And d I 1 can box better than themA them si A lot better he said tA Im I'm gonna be right nt d if I dont don't beat that Joe I Ies es ess he thinks he has a pushover me but if you'll just look in the 1 and see what I 1 have done donee donece ce e won the light heavy title in 6 you'll ull see I aint no pushover lit Too Much Work Vork John ohn 9 Henry is quitting the light the fights are jav ranks because 0 h tough ugh and the money is too toot tootie t tie 1 I nearly wore myself out making living as a light heavy he ex- ex Sometimes I fought as any n as three times in 15 days of doings will wear a man sho will John Henry but not l ly- ly lyso so quick as one of Joes Joe's lunches to the tho chin So dont don't to duck John Henry else elseo o o feet wont won't never ne touch the round |
