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NIKE NEARING END OF CAREERGibbons, “ I he PhantdVn,Is Rapidly GoingBack.When Bryan Downey and Johnny Wilson, rival claimants of the middleweight boxing i hampionship, stag ed such a farcical battle at Jersey City Labor Day there were numerousexperts who placed Mike Gibbons, the veteran boxer, in nomination for the title, alleging Mike could beat either lt;Downey or Wilson without half trying.It begins to look, however, as ifMike, one of the cleverest boxers the game ever has known, is nearing theend of his ring career. Mike has tack led ail kinds of fighters. He never barred anyone* no matter how tough they were. Polishing off •‘cavemen** and giving boxing lessons to * bearcats'* were his specialties Fighters iwho depended more upon the punch!than science seldom were able to lay.i glovo on him.Mike, however, has gone back. Buta tow weeks ago, Happy Littleton, i who proudly boasts he Is a tighter, not a noxer, knocked Mike dowu twice or three times, once lor the count.Gibbons, however, was not convinced. He thought the mauling he received Iroin Liuletou was but a fluke. Last week he went on against Tom j Hobson of Malden at Boston. A few years ago Gibbons would have cut I ‘ Hobson to pieces and emerged from \ [the contest without a mark In fact, they don't nuke them much slowerjlhuu Hobson ji What was the result? Robson twice knocked Gibbous dowu tor the count and twice had him out ou his feet.| If Robson could turn such a trick. Gibbous certainly would be no match \ (for Downey, who, if he beats Liuletou I (at New Orleans December 12, will look ji to bo the one best bet among the mid tjdleweights * v* u more thau he does! now. Downey is the rightful champ jlion of the 160 pound c lass. Technicallyhowever, Wilson is the t hump, but as j j the Boston man refuses to defend a I ; title that he holds because of trick I jury, possibly even the New York critics w ill concede Downey is a tighter if he defeats Litv on 1
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East Liverpool Evening News Review
East Liverpool, Ohio, US
Tue, Dec 06, 1921
Page 12
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