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Show Battling Nelson Cannot ' Be ' Hurt: by a Punch i "Young Corbett" is another boxer who figures Battling Nelson as the one mitt artist who cannot be defeated, defeat-ed, and he advises those who seek a battle with the lightweight champion to change their plans. "Anybody can have Nelson," says Corbett, "and I will not dispute th-3 right to go on with him. Let all of the over-anxious ones take a crack at Nelson, and I will stand by and watch their finish. Now, I had two mixups with him, and I am through with the fellow. There is no beating beat-ing him. "You can hammer on him all day and when you aro tired he is right there before you and will win out When I first went up against Nelson I thought he would be easy for me. but I found out that I was misiaKen. Not that ho is clever, but just because be-cause he cannot be hurt. "Say, I never hit a man as hard In all 'my' life as I hit Nelson, and hit him folid. too, and often It had no effect on him. Why, I rocked his head frum sMo to side with blows and shook him up, but there Nelson was just after that rea4y for me again. And I broke two of his ribs, but that did nothing but make him hold up all tho firmer. "He is some sort of an animal. You nav as well go on beating on a punch-in'hasr punch-in'hasr as to hit Nelson. The punch- ine bag will be before you after your hardest lick has been given, and Nel-Bon Nel-Bon is the same way; he does not know how it feels to get hurt, I had him twice, and both times 1 landed on him when and where I pleased, bui it did mo no good. "Why. 1 Just wore myself out beating beat-ing on him. and in tho end I was so tired' that he only had to push me over and keep me down. "McFaiiand is a strong, husky and clever fellow, but he does not strike me as being able to have a chance. I do not begrudge him any opportunity he has ot meeting Nelson. Ho is welcome wel-come to the game, but you will not find me trying for it." |