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Show Past Failures It's hard to imagine Billy Conn, a fancy boxer, plastering the ten count on any of these gentlemen of a past era. Why, then, is it likely that he can do any better with Louis, who Is generally acclaimed as being their equal? The record shows that few light-heavyweights light-heavyweights have had much success suc-cess when they tried to crash the heavyweight field. Fitzsimmons, of course, went from the light-heavyweight ranks to become be-come champion. But Fitzsimmons was more or less a pugilistic freak. There hasn't been a terrific hitter like him in the 175-pound class since his day. Bob had the waist and legs of I a featherweight and the shoulders of a big heavyweight. He had as much power in his arms as any man in the ring. Fitz was at his best when he weighed about 170 pounds. On St. Patrick's day, 1897, he won the title from Jim Corbett in Carson City, Nev. On that occasion he had all the qualifications of a heavyweight but the poundage. He lost the title two years later to Jim Jeffries when his hands weren't able to stand up under the power of his arms. |