Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-15 | Page 29 | Firpo Anxious for Bout with Jack Dempsey

FIRPO Apo ANXIOUS FOR BOUT WITH JACK JACI OEM DEMPSEY DE Jimmie DeForest Expects to Gain World Honors By SP ST McGANN S Special Correspondent of The E 81 Copyright 1923 1 23 NEW YORK July 14 The The re- re report re report port ort today that Luis Luls Fipo po an immediate bout with Tack Dempsey and go so up agaInst rommy Gibbons on Labor Day h has l been een denied by all concerned concerted Not that a II denial means a a whole bole lot In Inthis inthis 1 this fight same game One has to take pretty much over that Is la said sald with a II grain of salt but on the theother I other hand there are many reasons for doubting that a meeting ten bet beta cen St SL Paul artist and the th Argentine behemoth will be held In the th near I at ot least leut Tho rho chief reason Is that Gibbon would Gibbon would show up Firpo and probably cut him to pieces and this Is the I last la t thIng the th promoters would want built up the South AmeriCan and carefully and much risk ri k Were Tommy to make a ashow ashow ashow show out of Firpo In s a which right would not draw a tI bumper throng the tho tho prospective battle be- be between between be between tween Dempsey and Luis Lois which just noW could be Insured by Lloyds as O a a million dollar gate sate pros pros- prospect prospect pct would go 10 Aa As It happens Gibbons came near doing well enough against the ch to hurt the title holder holders s drawing I Now all In all every way you OU look at it FIrpo has hai been brought up to the point where he be Is prime from from a financial to standpoint standpoint I met the th champion and some some- some some-hinc hing unforeseen happens he will be thrown n Into the ring rini hereabouts on bor Labor Jabor d dt diy They sa Ca sa that should have lore nore time in which to de develop lop In Inthe Inthe the opinion of the writer he ho has hasIM i IM eloped as far as he lie is going point to ton tolIe n lIe is not a cle c er boxer hoxer and all nil the Jimmy DeForests DeForest In the world will lot ot mak make him hint one As for teaching him to use his left lert the progress made to d date dite te does docs not indicate that he will ilI III e ever er be able to use it Dem Demp- Demp Demp p- p se learned to hit with his port side mauler but Dempsey is an intelli gent hap chap who Is to pick up things At that Kearns tied his right arm to his hi side for tor a 11 period If f several months when hen Dempsey his hia 1 artner That as an as all nil right for Jack Jark hut It if Firpo's right nero Kero ero tied to his side ride he would e na pae 0 to use his hi teeth teth and feet fet or else elso get out of the ring None of the experts seem eem to die dl- 5 aint nt from the th 1 opinion that Dempsey should be bo attIc tittle to defend his title till Firpo Firpo is ti a man man ho comes In all the time and a men who bores Is made to order for the champion Again Acain Jack Is Iwas at his best bc t Against a bigger man Lince he hits upward naturally and Is roost most powerful wallops come U at t HI vay eay chance chanc would be to take all Dempsey could send end and swing twins his Ills right time after time Then If could stand the plastering he h get and h be strong and vicious through the 12 or l li 16 rounds round he take tale the title But lint on pa- pa palice pa ier lice er nt at t least it certain certainly Iv looks as though Dempsey should be a able aul lo to Firpo with ease case even though he did not byte he hiv the punch necessary to put him to sleep