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Show Many fighter treasures recplleptlong ' of the hardest punch be "ever received, and 1 $uit ready to jrlTa all kind of credit I the man who delivered It. - Jim Jeffries says he got his from Joe Choynski, Bob Fittslrhmons has told - tlnne and again that Peter .Maher gave 's. ftftn the hardest thump of his career. Jim Corbett says that the worst blow he ever received was from Jim Jeffries. i Tom Sharkey Is an exception to this Tule. The sailor's stubborn pride will not allow him to admit that there ever ' was a tnan -in hi business who could hurt him. ' i . - The day after the light with FitsslsA--mons m San Francisco the one re-f re-f ereed Jy Wyatt Earp-rSharkey laid In his bed: with A fine ripe cauliflower ear and several other-Injuries,;. ; , Gam to the .lASt . . "What do' you think of Fitsslmmons punching abilities V he was asked. "He couldn't put a dent In a pound'of batter," said Tom. and the effort of replying re-plying at all hurt him. - The day after the big fight with Jeffries Jef-fries at Coney Island; I saw Sharkey In a New York hotel. His ribs were splintered, splin-tered, he was swathed In bandages and his voice was actually . hoarse from physical suffering. ' - "You took a terrible beating," I remarked re-marked soothingly.- "I have often got. worse from me father." fath-er." said the Indomitable mariner, and I changed the subject. -. Kelson's Worst Punch. . ' j Battling Nelson also remembers the 1 hardest punch he ever happened across. For a year or two past the Dan baa been advertising Aurello Herrera as the most vicious smlter In the light-weight class. Now, however, that everyone efte is talking of Hen-era's wallop. Bat is beginning to think that the thing Is overestimated. No doubt the volume of .talk Just nowln -regard to th chances of . Nelson falling a victim to the Mexican's smashing punching powers pow-ers has set Bat to thinking, and has made him stop romancing entirely. "They say that he Is an awful puncher, punch-er, and that I am easy to bit,"- said Nelson. . -.' t I "Why didn't he lick me before, then He landed on me often enough and, for that matter, so has everybody I have ever fought. He certainly knocked me down In the fight at Butte;, but it was a freak punch one that, landed fairly on top of my head. He hit me a dosen times after that and didn't hurt me. a bit. I cannot understand why so many people expect me to go under this time. Talks of History. , "What has this fellow done? He drew with Eddie Hanlon, and- he was lucky to draw-with Herman.. It is a matter of history 'what I did to Hanlon when 1 fought him, and from -what I have seen of Herman's performances I doubt whether be could stay ten rounds with me. Kid Goodman of Boston beat Her rera the first time they met, and Dave Deshler can fight rings around Goodman. Good-man. "Now. the .things.. I think I can do to Deshler would be .terrible, so I will.; just conclude my dope by saying that I can't see where this Herrera has a chance In the world of reversing the decision de-cision I gained over him before. Another An-other thing, he was at his best In Butte and I was only ln fair condition. It Is different around now." |