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Show ILEOHD AFTER . Oll'S TITLE I Lightweight Champ Writes In- I -'teresting Article for Local Sport Lovers (Bv BENNY LEOXARW) When Billy Gibson, my manager, announced a row months ago that he would like to match me with Mike O'Dowd for the world's middleweight title a lot of people immediate!: M r--' thought he was about to get me m a lot of trouble. On ovcrv hand fans remarked, a good little man can't beat a good big , ' man." And I was the little man referred re-ferred to. ! 1 Before continuing with this art clc, ! I want the fans to understand that ( I 1 am not egotistical and do not want to appear as such. I think 1 can win ( from O'Dowd. 1 V big fellow is never as fast as his smaller opponent. The heavier one is.i the slower he becomes. The big boxer, can hit harder, but if he cannot land, his punch isn't of much value. When two men are practically the 1 same in ability, woight usually is the, , deciding factor. But that is only when S all other things are even. 1 "When Johnny Ktlbnnc stepped out of his class to meet me in Philadel-1' Philadel-1' phia, July 25. 1017. ho lost. I believe, I because he met a boxer who was eo It blt as fast as he was and with a harti- J er punch. I was certain 1 would stop him and 1 did, IS U 'was in the third round that he ! went down for the count only afier I he had fought with reckless aban- j - don. J did not give him a chance to K . get started, keeping on him at all I I 1 times. In the first round I noticed that ev- ory time I feigned a punch he would: drop his left low, which, of course, leaves an opening for a right cross. I then decided that Kilbane was open Cor such a punch and in the third ! round I feigned and down came Kil- banc's left. J shot a right cross and l he. champion went down for the count. I Sonic of the critics believe that it j is impossible for a man to go out of his, class by taking on another champion and be returned the' victor, but I hope I to prove their theory is wrong. 1 am anxious to meet Mike O'Dowd j and Billy Gibson, my manager, is suing su-ing to see that the bout takes place. 1 realize that u'Dowd 3 the middleweight middle-weight champion and that 'he defeated Mike Gibbons. J realize also that he. can puitch extremely hard. But 1 am j not worrying. I "I believe that I can step around andj keep out of harm's way. I do not want-Ho want-Ho appear egotisticul. but I am sure Ij can win -the decision. Of course If 1 am nil It probably will prove disastrous, but I will try and make it a print not J - - to' become acquainted with one of hisj slashing wallops. I will not clinch, for if I should l i would" be" worn "down easily"" by Hf' O'Dowd's superior weight. 1 will at-" fi tempt to make him miss til's swings Sj and by doing sq catch him off his bal- X anqe. BL I believe in a man going out of his Bjj class, but firat he must bo faster than Ej his heavier opponent, otherwise de- El feat is inevitable |