BOXING.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3566, 31 August 1920, Page 4

BOXING.

DEMPSEY’S OPPONENT. EXPERTS GIVE HIM NO CHANCE.. BENTON HARBOUR, Aug. 29. BiSlie Miske’s measurements are: ‘Height 731 n, reach 77m. chest normal' 30in, chest: expanded 4Jin, neck shoulders 20Un across, waist 33in, biceps 1, I-sin, forearm let in. wrist 7Jin, thigh 22Jin. ca'lf 157 in, ankle 9in: age-. 26. Generally Miske is slightly bigger than Dempsey. Both fighters plan to continue hard trailing a.nd work up to the day before the fight. Dempsey declares that Miske is a dangerous rivafi. and he does not intend to- becaugh. unprepared. Dempsey is working unusually hard in order to regain the form which won him the championship. Boxing experts .do not consider Miske a. serious contender, pointing out "hat Dempsey beat hbn twice before. WILDE AND HERMAN MATCHED.. NEW YORK, August 29.. It is announced that a twentyround fight for ‘he world's bantam weight championship between Jimmy Wilde and Peter Herman will be held in London on September 37. . Ned Fitzgerald* won his third victory in a week when he badly beat Wfllie Curry in a fast ten-round bout ia'.t. Atlantic City. Fitzgerald J s vie--ori.es include knock-outs of George Papin and “Spider” Roach. It is expected that Fitzgerald will meet: Johnny Kilbane shortly.