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Show WILD SWINGS DEFEAT BOXERS Mike Gibbons Tells of Styles Used by Novices in Boxing World Mike GUbhon, well known St. Paul !'"er, now devoting his time to teaching teach-ing youn Kinen the art of self defense de-fense via correspond) ncet comes to bat with the statement that the Scientific bo-i who permits h raself to be whipped by :i vv lid .-winger, his not reached the degree o." perfection ho should reach before considering himself him-self titled to chase O crown. Mike says tho wild swinger, hard hitt ng miller is the easiest kind of picking for the lad with science, because all that Is neei-ssar fur the seienl fie gent Is to do is to keep awny from the wild wallops and beat his man to the punch. Gibbons does not attempt to prove his contention Imt hr- dalvea Into de tail us to how the wild swinger feels after he has missed a number of punches and Is rocked several times with snappy hooks such as only the speed merchant can register. FAIL T VGRtiK Jim Corbett, however does not en-tirely en-tirely agree with Gibbons, and s ; "Jeems" waM .sonic clever milt pusher himself, what he has to say on the subject Is of prime importance Corbett believes all boxers, whether scientific or not. should master a -sleep producing produc-ing punch. He cites his own experience experi-ence with Hob I'ltzslin mons to prove his stand. Although Fit Simmons wa-not wa-not considered a wild swinger, he was far from scientific and won the title through pushing through with a hard punch that Corbett and others have manv times declared was nothing bu a "prayer wallop " Gibbons has never manifested a liking lik-ing for a kayo wallop, at least he never exhibited one frequently enough to lie elassed as a finisher. orbett s contention that a wild swinging boxer is quie apt to land a sleep punch at any stage, is shared by nearly all boxers box-ers and seems to offer Indisputable vidence that every scientific mitt man should develop a deadening blow. Benny Leonard Is another boxer of note who does not concur In what Gibbons says about outpointing the wild swinger "I have more fear of the wild swingers than I have of the boys who have speed and science," said the lightweight champion recently. re-cently. oo |