Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-04 | Page 9 | Additional Sport News

TUNNEY FACES FINE FIGHTERS New Nev Champion to Han I Plenty of Opposition in Heavy Ranks i NEW EW w YORK Jan By 4 4 By The Tho I Press Gene Press dene Tunney has ia lor worthy opposition than I ny previous worl Worlds World's world heavyweight I ham pon pion II'S ay r William Muldoon od SI boxing authority who ed John L Sullivan I Ho lie the opinion that Sharkey Jimmy Maloney Jack Delaney Delancy Jack Renault enault and andi veral iveral others other probably could have beaten the old limo cham them champions pIous under present ring rine condi condl- ions Few V ot o I the Iho ho titleholders In j tho c-arly c history of or pugilIsm hal had any ny worthwhile op opposition position ho he said A present day d iy tight crowd wouldn't stand tan for tor tho typo type of that tho the custom years gO lie Ic continued They used to fiddle around for tor five or six rounds without a blow V being ruck truck Tho The crowd today would I on them being tossed toed out of the tho ring I