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Show Watched Close , 1 Ring Mogul Hits 1940 Fight Slate ly PAT ROBINSON NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (INS) "Not 90 per cent of the present-day present-day heavyweight fights art en the ItvtL" . The listening group of fight managers achnged sonM furtive and knowing glances, but there wasn't one dissenting voice lifted today as Jimmy Johnston, the boy bandit of Broadway, uncorked thst amazing opening blast. Worst Crop "la my half a century In the fight game," continued the Uttle man who has been boxer, second, msnager of world champions snd matchmaker for Madison Square Garden, and who now Is readying Bob Pastor for a battle with Lee Savold Friday, "I have never seen a worse, crop of so-called lighten, than the big hams who are Infesting Infest-ing the heavyweight division to- aatieuer7""" bis tlw feepea to gala regular spot oa A's pitching staff this year. Formerly For-merly with the ML Loala Oar-dlnala, Oar-dlnala, bo was beegnt this yea by Connie Mash of the Athletiea "after a suoMeerul year fat 1st Bautbara aeaeoiaHea. aay. "One of the main reasons they can't fight Is becsuee nearly all of them have been built up on tank jobs. Why, they are even fed tankers In the gym, and when they get Into a ring they expect the same type of diver In front of them or they won't fight. . Only Two Fighters "I know of only two top-ranking heavlea today who never were connected with a tank Job my Robert (Pastor! and Joe Louis. You'll have to hand that Louis and his msnsgers credit, because they fight anybody and they never ask any favors. Once thst bell rings, Louis Is on his own, and he does pretty well, even against my Robert." Rob-ert." The little men looked challenge Ingly around the ring of facts, but nobody seemed disposed to question ques-tion the luetics of his statements. "It's not Louis' fault," the pugnacious pug-nacious little fellow droned on, "because they have to bring In a lot of atumblebums for him to knock over. Look at what they've got In sight for him now Johnny Psycbek, Tony Galento and maybe Bill Conn." "What's wrong with themT" a timid vole piped up from th resr. "What's wrongT" roared Johnston. John-ston. "This Psychek Is a bird who's been fed a lot of soft touches and can't fight his way out of a paper bag. Louis can call his shot on thst guy. "You saw Galento take a bow the other night. If that guy weighs a pound, he weighs 300 right now, and his eyesglht Isn't the best In the world. "Conn? He's ust a clever lightweight light-weight with no punch. My Robert will take pretty good care of him after he belts over Mr. Savold." I Savold Is Easy "Well," said some audacious citizen, citi-zen, "what about Pastor and Savold?" Sa-vold?" Th question didn't cause our hero a moment's concern. "Savold "Sa-vold T" he echoed. "He can't fight either. He comes In here, belts out a preliminary boy and they Immediately Im-mediately give him a match with my Robert. Oh, well, If they Insist, In-sist, my Robert snd I can use that kind of soft money." |