Show Former Foes Of Louis Pick Champ By fly LAWTON CARVER International News New Sports E Editor NEW V YORK June 14 Two 14 Two of ot the three fighters who have met both Joe Louis Louts and Billy Conn to today today today to- to day picked the world heavyweight champion to retain his title by a knockout next ext Wednesday day night The third declined to name the probable winner Gus Dorazio of Philadelphia knocked out by Louis in two rounds in 1941 and stopped by Conn Costa in eight rounds in 1939 not only picked Louis but from down downIn In n his home town took a few verbal potshots at the challenger Dorazio said I UI dont don't think Conn will be on his feet for the round Joe is too big and too strong and hits t too o hard Clean Fighter He is the only man ever to knock me out and I can say for him that he is the cleanest fighter I ever e met But not Conn He lc fought me a dirty fight I had him licked until he opened up a cut over my eye and they stopped the bout He didn't knock me out and couldn't have lave beat me Al AI McCoy Boston heavyweight who now runs a restaurant put aside his high white hat and apron long ong enough to d discuss cuss the forthcoming forthcoming forth- forth coming brawl as ss one that he believes believes be- be ieves Louis will win by a knockout knock knock- out ut but which Conn might take taken on n points He views t it t as follows I II think Louis will belt Conn out because of at the champions champion's terrific punch But I also think that Conn Coun will give him one fight tight while he lasts McCoy speaks as an expert by virtue of his being knocked out in inix six ix rounds by Louis in 1940 1040 and loser oser to Conn on a round 10 lon slon that same year Bob Pastor speaking from Troy N. N Y said he wouldn't attempt to pick ick the winner between two fighters fight- fight ers rs who had been out of the ring since ince 1942 Miserable Scrap Pastor went 10 roun rounds with Louis Louts before the latter's championship champion champion- ship hip days and had no protest to tomake tomake tomake make when the latter's latter hand was raised after that distance Pastor land more than six powder putt puff punches while on the run In ina ina a miserable fight to watch Later Pastor met Louis In a championship rounder 15 and partially par par- lally redeemed himself by getting up from five knockdowns and surviving surviving surviving sur sur- until the when Louis Loui starched him stiff Pastor said today That long layoff while they were vere in the army wont won't help either cither of f them and the bout is likely to tobe tobe tobe be settled by physical condition In any ca case e. e I wouldn't attempt to pick lck a winner between two men who had not fought in four years The best picking of at all has been done by Mickey Walker who never had the pleasure of meeting either cither of the combatants in the ring lie He e first picked Louis then switched to 0 Conn and says that next week he will pick the referee r 4 p y h I t L y 7 4 P M I c c cI I j j r 1 GOINGS GOING'S TOUGH ON EX CHAMPS Craig Wood left winner of the tho 1911 open and Lawson son Little who won tho the event In 1040 talk over the 1946 19 national picture Wood had a 78 8 Thursday and Little 72 Associated Press |