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Show Herrera' f "Punch Hurt f$el$on Mot gATTLING NELSON in talking over his fights recently said that Plerrera had tho hardest punch of all men he ever met In the ring. "Look over my record." said the Dane. "They could all hit Spider Welch, Martin Canole, Eddie Hanlon, Young Corbett, Terry' McGovern, Joe Gans, Dick Hyland. Aurello Au-rello Herrera, Ad Wolgast and Owen Moran. But of all this list of knockout knock-out artists tho hardest puncher and most vicious fighter was tho Mexican person Horrera. "Herrera was a peculiar type. He would come at you all covered up Both hands would bo leaning against his own Jaws, and his elbows would be protecting his stomach. When ho was right on top of you and you were trying try-ing to pick out a spot on which to land your own punch ho would Bhoot out both hands, and If either landed it was arithmetic for tho referee. "Martin Canolo was tho best btralght left handed puncher that over lived. He landed his left on my stomach early In our fight, and I actually squealed from pain for tho next two rounds Canolo never knew hew closo ho was to beating me. Had he kopt after mo he might have won the fight. "Gans cover hurt me to any extent His punchos wero not of tho hurting kind They -were the snappy, short punchos of tho knockout fighter. Men who have been knocked out by hjm soy his blows simply rocked a person to sloop and did not leave any bad after aft-er effect. Gans was the most merciful of all fighters and ono of the finest gentlemen in the ring, "WoIga3t tfannot punch, but Is very fast HId combined blows ultimately have the dffect of a knockout, and he has wonderfuf stamina himself, Moran Is a real puncher and a groat fighter, i as well as a remarkably fine llttlo fellow. fel-low. "McGovern hit me with both hands In the Jaw during the fourth round of our Philadelphia fight, and my head did not stop aching for two days." |