Show I ACTION PROMISED I BY JACK DEMPSEY 1 AC DE DEMPSEY keeps reiterating the I statement that If It he lie le wins vins the title J JACK I from Jess Willard on Jul July 4 he willbe will willbe I. I be a fighting champion and will not waste vasto his time on tho the stage stase or with a circus Practically lh ever every contender for forthe tho the honors has made ninde that promise e but few have mode made good Corbett and were slow slow- to defend their titles after winning the championship Corbett remained Idle for or two years ears after defeating defeating- Sullivan before entering the ring with Charlie Mitchell Fitzsimmons did not don IOn the tho loveR gloves until two tuo years ears after the tho Carson City battle Jim Jeffrie Jefries was the only real fighting champion since Sullivans Sullivan's time Jeff Jeer won the title from Fitzsimmons in June 1899 and In November o bf bC the same came year car he met a real 1 contender In Tom Sharkey It was two years before Jack Johnson Johnson John John- son stepped d Into the ring ring- after defeating Jeffries at Heno and then he lie met snot a setup In Jim Flynn who never was of ot championship caliber Willard Villard tho the pr present pros pres sent s- s ent titleholder waited a year Mr before ho he consented to box ten rounds without a decision so 80 tha that t he r really all has yet to de defend defend do- do fend tho the title In a c. match although he won tho the honors honor In 1915 Although the tho sporting public has ceased to expect a newly crowned champion to defend his title rJ right ht 0 off the tho reel ring followers never have havo wholly reconciled to tho the Idea of ot waiting years before seeing him In action If Dempsey happens to win and then makes mal good his promise h he undoubtedly ly will 11 become the themo mo most t popular champion the ring ever eversa eversa sa saw sa |