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GENTLEMAN MIKE A REAL BOXERPIMika Gibbons has never been beaten, and has never met anybody ’ihit; cental In tbo boxing game.Harry (Jrob, Pittsburg's urlde In the middleweight divlson. lias been knocking opponents stiff am! has beea defeating them on points wiih such regularity I hat ho now looms as the onlv possible opponent of class for Mlko Gibbons. The great St. Paul boxer lias whipped most of the others. He‘s so good, a match with ino^t of those In his class doesn't sonnil a bit good to the average promoter.Grph I.coles Good In Hveb. however, there is a youth who seems unbealnbtc. He lms come along so fast o£ late and seems to be so good that it seems logical Tor him to pick on Mike.Severn I stabs at such a match have been muiio—by Pittsburg and other promoters, but it hasn’t been ma:!o attractive enough yet for Mike. Gibbons is growing out of the fight game to a- certain extent —partly becauso his brother Tom looks perfectly able to care of the family rppulation, and parlly because Mike i.» reaching a point where he doesn’t want to get ready lo fight. His business interests have grown big and he would be content to drop the ring game and take care of them exclusively.Promoters have been looking a long lime fur someone to send against Mike who would be able'to make it interesting for the famous Irishman, but no one has appeared who looks the part. Soldier Bart* field’s cries for a match haven't been taken senouslv, for the soldier can’t he considered in the same breath with Gibbons, in spite of the fact that he once gained a newspaper decision over Gibbons. Mike O’Dowd thinks he wants a match with Gibbons and several promoters are said to have made tempting offers for the mill, but it Is probable this match never will be made. Mlfcc practically taught O'Dowil everything the latter knows about fighting, and lias sentimental reasons for not wanting to tangle with the latest St. Paul sensation.Early ’Winter Fight All deJuclions bring the pro moteis face to race with a match that will have as one of its principals Gi eb and as the other Gibbons. The early winter will see great activity looking toward such an encounter.Cirebs record in the last few months •holds victories, among others, over Jack Dillon nnd Rat tllng Levins key, thn two ferocious lighL heavy weights. Dillon was Ecarcely able to lay a glove on the elusive Pitlsburger, while Levinskey w-is given the scrap of his eventful I ife.Greb recently made his first fight before a New York audience, and he sent them home marveling, after stopping Jack London in the ninth round. The original match was wltl. the Zulu Ktd. but he didn't shusv *uji arid London was substituted.Awkward Style Crcb has an awkward, apparently clumsy, style In the ring. He flounders around pounding the air with hi3 fisU, but he lias the knack of bitting straight in spite of all 1ii seeming inability to stand up straight. His method of milling Is disconcerting to many of his opponents. Pittsburg goes cn masse lo sec him fight and laughs at Ida funny efforts, but is ready to mortgage everything and bet It on the favorite son when he goes Into action—no matter who is selected tomHillUntoIwit'Jgrlt;WlifillfroPCF!Cl lloa»:pclo111br.HB;\v«L*W:n?Wrthr
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Des Moines Daily News
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Mon, Sep 24, 1917
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