| Show Jimmy Britt in explaining his recrudescence says the fighters seldom recover their form after a decisive defeatism atis that public opinion has decreed that a re awakening 1 s impossible and the boxer becomes discouraged and surrenders limes edward then goes on to tell that he determined not to be a victim 0 what ho regards as a pop ill sir delusion and set himself the of getting back into the figh tius form bo enjoyed previous to his unpleasant pot ma experience in which battling nelson was a disagreeable factory beltt says he succeeded and he en in response to the of a delightful populace it is possible britt believes that what he says accurately the real situation and if that Is so then he is much mistaken in his apons v the breakdown of a pugilist is never due to anything except physical dc terl oration and all talk of mental depression having anything to do walh agit is all poppycock ji in a majority of cases of boxers iwho have been compelled to retire the game at a time when they ho at their best their downfall is due solely to excesses of which so reduce their vitality as to make them easy prey to men who could not under former conditions stand against them terry mcgovern arid young corbett pre examples of men who have exhausted their stamina by dissipation ad who are out of the game when luey should be in the front fing for titles another class of boxers early ted from the arena because of physical deterioration includes tho men acho are naturally strong and vigorous but who lack the science requisite fo the defense of kneir vital parts during a fight go into a fight with one ot and that is to land a blow on the other fellow in order to land that they will cheerfully lakena doz en relying on their ruggedness to carry them through they are pounded and hammered hard in every bout in velch they engage and like the constantly dripping water that wears away tho rock so the constant punishment gradually reduces the altal the fighter until he is unable up under the and col lapses such a man is battling nolson kid corter was another example then there ie another class of boxers clever men who go through fight after fight without getting hurt they damage the other fellow but aliey are not injured themselves and provided they take reasonably good care of themselves they last for many years witness jim borbett bett young griffo abe attesi and james britt while britt ia known to have a fondness for the wine in the glass when it fizzel fizzes ii does not seem that he ever has done anything seriously to impair his stamina and therefore wh en he came to the center for another try at nelson britt was as good agthe day he met battler at colma and had the advantage of a bout limited to twenty rounds instead of a on the other hand nelson who had been pounded for years in every fight in which he engaged all that punishment being supplemented by a terrible beating at the handi of joe gans last september had yielded to the effects of the beatings and could not stand even the light punching britt is capable it was not mental depression in the case of nel son because he has not enough men to warrant any depression his animal vigor has been depleted as the of constant and weakening beatings a the argument might be advanced fitzstmmons has always been ehlt and still lasted longer than any of the fighters |
