Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-08-03 | Page 8 | Feinting Lost Art in Boxing, Says Choynski

FEINTING LOST ART IN BOXING SA YS Veteran V Bemoans Lack o of Class Among the Big Men of Today roday FRANCISCO Aug 3 Funds lunda Funda Fundamental SAN S mental principles of boxing ar are feat fast t becoming a lost art according to some of the greatest fighters who ho whoever whoever hoever ever pulled on a II glove Among those who regret the fact fac they are no longer In their 1 is Joe once great heavy heavy- heavyweight weight who sho fought them all all Including IncludIng ing Jack Johnson whom he knocked out was a spectator at a a. heavyweight show staged in Chicago recently Jim Maloney of Boston Ar Ar- Arthur Arthur Arthur thur De Dc Kuh the Italian Jack Sher Sher- Sherry Sherry ry 17 of New YOrA and Big Bg Boy Peter Peter- Peterson Pet Peterson r- r son were among the heavyweights who performed that night sat at the ringside He did not miss a single move the big fellows S made He noticed how they pulled their arms back to hit the lack of footwork and knowledge of supping slipping punches According to Joe it was wu simply a give and take affair In each contest with ith little boxing skill dJs dis dis- dis played FEINTING A LOST ART Feinting Is one of he fundamental principles of boxing said in n commenting on the bouts Draw the other fellows fellow's lead by feinting and then cross him A fighters fighter's hands shoulders or hips can be used for feinting but none of the fighters who appeared on the Chicago card showed showe any signs of knowing the meaning of the word Back In the old day even en Jeffries knew a lot about feinting The big fellow used his shoulders and hands to o better advantage to draw a 2 lead than han most of the so-called so clever r fighters of the present day mons was a great and so 0 was Jim Corbett Even Peter Maher and Gus Ruhlin knew how to draw their opponents opponents' leads It seems the big fellows take num nurn- numbers numbers bers of unnecessary punches They seem eem content to tate a punch to land one They apparently have hae not been taught the art of slipping punches or how to pull away from or get inside of long swings s They appear to lack that hat fundamental schooling which most of the heavyweights of my day went through before they were looked upon as finished products Yes I wish I might RO to back twenty five years ears I would be a millionaire with- with withIn In n a year ear