Show JEFf AfRAID TO TOUT HIT UT WIT MT Great Interest has been attached to James J Jeffries fighting record and many fans have hao wondered why the unbeaten heavyweight has not scored more knockouts In the following ar article tide Jeff tolls tells tho the secret Hero is Jeffs J own story By Dy Jim Jeffries I have hae not been Leon a knocker out for forthe forthe the tho simple reason I have havo never found It necessary to knock my opponents clean out to gain a victory except on onono one ono or two occasions Even Een In a fight I 1 believe a man can cnn bo be humane and if the same results can be obtained without endangering your opponents life fe then I think it is better for all It is true truo that most of my mr opponents have hlo been counted out being helpless and amid unable to continue tho the battlo battle yet et Ct they the have bave remained conscious Tho The fact that thal I have havo not knocked od my men inca out omit In a n fow few rounds liko lile most fighters docs does not mean that I have havo been unable to finish my m victim sooner than I did Were I to t put all tho the strength and force at my mr command In an effort to toland toland toland land a knockout blow I feel sure that I would do considerable damage 1 l honestly believe bellevo that if Ir I had hit any pf of f the men that I fought ought with all the force Corce possible I would have killed them Does Not Use Full Strength I know my m strength perfectly well welland welland welland and In none nono of oC my fights have I been required to try tf to do my m heat beat I pre prefer prefer fer Cei to win my in battles on oi scientific lines hues and that is IJ tho the reason I have havo allowed my fights to last so long i 1 know I am scientific enough to beat down all those thoc clover boxers Wore Were ore I J simply depending upon my m strength to win fights thon I would have to resort to different tactics and would be more anxious to win in a hurry hurr hurrI I am satisfied to tn win my m battles on points and It makes maltos difference me whether the contest goes tho tIme limit or not Thero havo boon been a num mini ber her of fights which would have boon been be on very vory 01 brief affairs had it been my m de tie make quick work of oC my 01 opponents opponents eats i There Thero is not nol the least doubt in my 01 mind but that I could havo hao defeated or Corbett in less time had I boon been b en moro more aggressive and been anxious to score a 11 knockout To Tome Tome Tome me there thero Is nothing in a knockout only ani that It brings victory home soon sooner er cr In none of tho the three fights that 1 J have named have havo my m opponents been knocked out was as beaten beaton down gradually until unlit he was so badly hadl used up that he could fight no longer Ho lIo was all out so far as itS fighting was concerned yet rot ho he showed some signs signa of If o life lire and was moving so some sonic peo people imie 1110 thought he was stalling He Ito was not you ou can cami bet your life mo on that What damage do you rou think I r could l do by b a swing with all my strength Well oll that Is hard to lo toll tell As I say sa I 1 never tried to hit a n man with all my strength I have practiced such blows blown on oil the punching bag and I r havo hoo found it an easy ens matter to smash thorn thom with witha a single blow |