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Show DUNDEE'S JUST MIDDLING GLAD j OF KILBANE GO Expects to Send Champion to Land of Birdies Inside of Twelve Rounds JOHNNY DUNDEE BY BOB DORLN JOHNNY DUNDEE Isn't as tickled as some people believe over the ! match arranged for him with Johnny j Kllbane That Is to say. he isn't so tickled over it. even supposing he ; overcomes his scruples concerning tho New York Boxing commission's attl-I attl-I tude toward 'he affair, and goes ahead 'with the fight. Not that DundeeV afraid. mind you It's this 13-round no decision stuff that bothers him. While I think I can get Kllbane and put him away Inside 12 rounds," I he says, "the fact that there's no de-Icislon de-Icislon makes my work all the harder "With no fear of losing tho decision de-cision on point. Kllbane can retire , Into his shell and make it mighty hard to land a disabling punch, especially es-pecially vhen you consider that he's one of the trleklest and also one of the best defensive fighters in the, ring. LONGS FOR DECISION "I've no hesitation In saying that In " decision tight, In which Kllbane Would be compelled to scrap. In order not to lose on points. I'd put him I away. "Ten years ago. when he was in his prime. 1 fought him 20 rounds to ft draw at Vernon, Cal. Since Mi. n hi 's had comparatively few I tights and must have gone back, ; since a man must keep at It to re- I main I n ih,. hnul n,,oulhU uY.insv An. I Eve kept plugging aay, so I feel 'that J am Just as good, If hot better I than w hen I faced Kllbane before. "I've Just two ambitions before I ! retire to get Kllbane and Bcnnv 1 Leonard into a decision fight apiece. READY TO RETIRE "1 ve managed to get a draw for the featherweight title; I won the Junior lightweight In the nnv division; di-vision; I won the New York featherweight; feather-weight; I want a crack at Leonard for the lightweight championship, "I fought Benny eight times, no decision, but slnco decision fights have been permitted In New York I've never been able to get him to meet me "Wltb those two matches behind 1 me I'll be satisfied to retire and glvo I the youngsters a chance to amuse the fans With 6ome 600 fights to my credit I think I've had a long enough career." |