Show TUNNEY GETS GETSI I COVETED POST POSTIN POSTIN I IN MIT WORLD mm I Dempsey anti and Drills Are he Ignored In Rating By Noted Scribe By SPARROW Special Correspondent of The Examiner Standard Examiner Copyright 1927 n Consolidated Press Association NEW YORK Jan Rating H 1 lighters fighters according to their ability In the various arlous classes Is a tough Job It Is especially so 60 In slew or of the crazy happenings of or 1926 In which a record number or of champions lost their crowns This Thir rating Is la only a matter mailer of or person person- personal personal al at opinion Every EVIt critic has his s sown own preference and so Ion long lone as they are arc honestly based he be hu has every evet right to set et them forth and let the fins fans shoot at them It need only bo be said saM that In making his rankings the V writer applied In all y the tests of all around ability as shown In actual performances Among Amone the tho there was as great scarcity of o material Gene Tunney is deservedly rank rank- ranked ranked ed number one He lie made a great showing against Jack Dempsey and produced a great treat punch In Ills his right hand lIand Dont Don't think he didn't Then for Tor number two comes Jim Maloney who must bl be ranked abo above e Jack Jaek Sharkey de de- de despite spit de-spit spite Jacks Jack's decision over his bis tel tel- tell fellow low el-low l low New Englander Maloney's work worl against De lie Kuh DIener and Harry on stamps him as a amore amore amor more dangerous con contender t lIder for lor the title than Sharkey Sharkey placed at number turned in a good performance against Harry Hart Wills but through through- throughout out out the year ear did not show the Maloney exhibited ted Neither Dempsey nor Wills Is given glYen n a alook look look look- lookIn In They have got cot to show something worth while In be- be before be before fore any judgment may be Ioe made or of them Jack Delancy Delaney reigns supreme among the tho light heavyweights lie lieIs lieIs HeIs Is a re real ll champion Next comes Tommy Loughran Paul Derlen- Derlen Dorlen bach and Mike are bracketed in 10 third place followed by Jimmy Slattery FLOWERS BEST Looking over the middleweights the writer believes TIger Ticer Flowers Is entitled to highest rank ranI in spIte or of th decision agaInst him that Referee Benny Denn Yancer gave to Mickey Walker Valker Second place goes to Made Ma-cle who has two taro decisions over oer Dave Sha Shade l Third comes Mickey Walk Wan Walker Walker er er Fourth K K 0 O Phil I Kaplan allan and fifth George Courtney The Thelast Thelast Thelast last named Is a rare prospect No zo one can rant ran the welters wellers without letting himself In la for tor end end- endless endless leis end less argument Pete Latzo the champion Is undeniably a good fighter but his recent battles against middleweights have hav not helped him In his hi own class Dut Duthe Duthe Buthe he must be placed first Next In 10 Inline Inline line Is Joe Dundee IDE leg Ing his knockout at the hands of d dEddIe EddIe Roberts a second rater with a terrific punch Then comes Willie Harmon with Sergeant Baker and Tommy Free Free- Freeman Freeman man bringing up the rear Tho The leadership of o those over overgrown grown crown lightweights the junior welters by every right should bl be given to George Ward Mussy han Callahan number two has a punch but he Is not overly smart In getting It over Then comes Ace Hudkins Jack and Lo aza The lIghtweights are like peaS In a pod Sammy Mandell Mandel or of course is the leader l ader Sid Terris contests his hi verbally claIms claims verbally buthe he has been idle for tor the best part of a year year and cannot be ranked Kid I Kaplan fits in at number two In the face ot of his knockout by Dilly Billy Wallace Billy Dilly stands number three followed by Phil McGraw Tod Tad Morgan Is the leading ju junior ju- ju junior lightweight He Ire has defend defend- defended defended 1 ed 1 his title four roul times against men In 1926 and he will ho be hoa bea boa a serious lightweight threat when hen ho he grows bigger blEter Next Is s Babe Dabe Herman and then In order Honey toy Honey toy boy Finnegan Joo Joe Glick and Jim Jim- Jimmy Jimmy my Herman It Is true blat beat Morgan In Boston Doston but he bas not been blen consistent nt The rhe Th featherweIghts who arc scrambling for the title relin relin- relinquished relinquished by Kid Id I Kaplan aplan may bl be berated berated rated In this order Red Chapman Suggs Su Denny Benny Bass Dass Eddie Shea and Charlie Rosenberg Ig Ro Ro Is i the tho th bantam king kinc kin but buthe buthe ho he should give up the title and fight among amone the tho feathers feather where he belongs Bud Dud Taylor Talor Is li the best ot of of the bantams Next comes Bushey Graham Pete Sarmiento Domin Domin- DominIck ick Jek Ick Petrone and Andy Martin Marlin or of Boston Doston Tony Canzoneri who heat Graham Is h not placed be- be because be because cause lr lie Is only a growing young young- youngster ster ster and save lIate aie for his victory over Bushey at nt catch catch atch weigh weights Is has not hone Ione so much He lie Is really a feather cather anyway Fidel FideI La Dal Baiba Barba ba champion ot of othe the flyweights Is placed at it tM the bend bead or of o his class followed by Elley Elky Clarke of or England who will meet Fidel In January Then comes rankle Frankle Genaro and Newsboy News News- I boy hoy oy Brown Drown and anI finally Willie DavIes of ot Pa |