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Show Packey McFarland Says He Can Make Weight 'I'aekev" Mrl'arlaml telle wby he recently anitonncctl that be woultl claim Hie liht weight chanipion&bip in tb tollow tug manner: "I can light at the American light weight limit, 133 poiinila," writn .Me-Vniiaml. .Me-Vniiaml. "And what in mnra, 1 am willing tn do no. 1 never bavo been Im-'iIcii and 1 tlunk tbia record coucta tor toniellnng, luasitiuch as 1 have earned ueeinioiia, over meu who bar been , haiujious. ' "The wcigiu question seems to he I lie hone of contiMition with cbampiona who wish to aideitep a challenge. The light weight limit in thia country la l.i.i pound. I'nder my agreement with Mnrnn 1 waa to mike 13a pound at j o'clock. I tipped the acalea at 133V That three quartern of a pound would not hare bothered me had it been neceaaarv to lose it. That ia why I claim 1 am tha legitimate light weight champion. "'I he contention haa been raised by championa men who hava recently held the light weight title that the 133 pounda specified uieaua that weight at rmgaiJe. Wall, if that contention holda good bow it did not in other year. It waa Tiolatad many timea aud light weight chamnionwhip battles were decided irrespective of weight or time. "When Kid Lavigne wan begmmug hit remarkable career as a fighter Sain t-'ltxpatrirk, hia manager, took him to Kngland to box Dirk Kurge. Hurge waa the light weight champion of Kugland. In ronitiariimii with LaMgne Hurge waa a middle weight. Tbev weighed in at (1 o'clock the afternoon of tha battle, "After thia Larigue fought r'rauk Erne. They agreed to haltle for th chanipinmihip. Instead of holding out for the 133 pound limit both. decided to weigh 133 pounda at i o'clock tho dav of the battle. At that weight tha title paseed from lavigne to Krne. "Later Krne aud Joe Uans battled for th koaora of the hght weight claaa. Both man moved up a pound and decided de-cided up50 13ri pound! at 6 o'clock. At three pounda over the weight limit tlaaa became th light weight champion when he won over Krne. "If that happened then, whv ahould th nil h inaiated upoa for 133 pounds today f I am certain 1 can make 133 pounda ringside for a battle to win the rharapioaehip, but J would much rather make that weight at 3 o'clock. 1 am not aa heavy aa moat men euppoae, for 1 at before jumping oa the era lee to do 13. pounda for Moran.1 |