BOXING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 171, 12 August 1909, Page 4

BOXING.

TOJIMY BUKNS INTERVIEWED. WILL BOX JOIIXSOX 011 KAUFMAN. Questioned by tlie Wellington Dominion's reporter as to his future movements, Hums said that at the conclusion of his tour of New Zealand lie would return to Wavctley, Sydney, where he had permanent!y settled. It was his intention 1" pay another visit to the Dominion next year, when Mrs Burns would accompany him, Quite a number of propositions had been made to liini, but the one which he fancied most was a suggestion that lie should start an upi o-ilutc gymnasium in Sydney. He would take an early opportunity to {jet back into form, as he always felt better when lie was in condition. "I do not care," i;e went oil to suy, "whether 1 fight again or not. My "wife says it is a mattor about which I must use my own judgment. If I light again I would like it lo be for the belt. You know, seventylive per cent, of the people of Sydney lliink that I would not have a chance against Johnson if we met again. 1 think the opposite. Why, -when I tackled l'art, ninety per cent. of the people were tickled over it. Hut I won. Despite all the talk lo the contrary, J still Bay that I had a chance against .lolinson at Sydney, notwithstanding that my luck was out. I have been knocked down nine times, and ultimately came out the winner. it is no use disguising the fact —I expected to have to take a lot of blows from .lolinson. That .lolinson had two fibs Ifracturcd during his 'go' with me is established beyond iloubt. Now, as soon as' the .!olnisOn.-Kaufmann light is oyer I will cable my oiler to fight the winner. I am prepared to meet .lolinson on the basis of winner take all, or Kaufmairn on any terms he wants. I would sooner light in Australia than in ;niv other part of the world." "THE CHAM I'lOXSll 11' WILL liH-

TUIiX TO ME." Discussing the chances of the various aspirants for the championship, Burns Said he thougjjt the belt was likely lo change hands at any time. Johnson should have met Langford after having agreed to do so. It was all very well foj- him to claim that the stake was insufficient, but he signed to light whether he won the champion-hip or not. To settle the dispute, .lolinson and Langford should light for the championship. One has as much right to the championship as the other, but it did not matter much, fo v Jetl'ries was now in the field, langford had to be reckoned with, for whereas it took Johnson eleven rounds to beat l'lynn, Langford beat him in one round. As Langford had not at iir„t accepted the oiler 'which he (liurns made to light him in London in October, the match was definitely Although it was thought that Kaufman had not a ghost of u chance against .lolinson, lie would not be surprised if he beat him, for he was a hard lighter, and had become much faster. There was' little chance of another match between Johnson and himself, because Johnson had said that as lie had to chaw him round be would pay liini back the same way. Jack O'Jirien was a line boxer for half-a-dozen rounds, but lie could not win the championship. The only other man who had a chance was Ketehell, who might beat Kaufmann and Langford, but his tactics would be no good against . ohnson. Anyone who did all the fighting agains't Johnson made a mistake, i-nd Ketehell was that type of boxer. I he (Burns) had let John-son tlo sonio of the leading, a different story would have been the result. Once or twice when Johnson assumed the lie nearly fell over himself, "ilnav tell jou.'conrinucd Hums, "that I feci con'"lent that the championship will sooner or later return to me."

OT" 6 * , €AX J!KAT JOHNSON. Would Jeffries and Johnson over meet v Munis' shook his head. "They are l.alile to got together," he said, "'hut ] von t 'believe thai th.-y are going t) , (i ,, ht until the articles are signed. Jfo,). people seem to think that Jeffries is a mek number, but you can take it from "o .that he coul,l get sufficiently back o form to heat Johnson. If tho'v wore it';! lo '' ? %]'t. I toll you I would ff« l ioko on .Toflnos. Of course, some ! S rW M 1 1,111 *■**. but look heie, it will ho just this Johnson catches' sight of Jeffries' in the Si ™".V be that I ■ 11l I s IN, and hj,! ml may to some e\tout have lost their ciimiiiur, but John's Vile ■ f'h^ l , fOl ' all •IHlrieo Ullu than Johnson. and for | nl a.i •'nd weight, he 'towers' over Johnson to th same extent as Johnso;, <tow Pr<s ' oui mi'. Vou k,i„w Jeffries does not inch and hold like Johnson; hj« (Mils' •e 1i h ','' W '"' n fonslit •in lie i oulod a dozen t iui,-s hv holding ; iml pulling my head towards 'hini with '"1 "ft, =lll,l then letting ,„c go us"',' as he upper-cut with his ri«lit lion t blame the referee, for he «'o, i £v, hml to be on ,l l; . 1001,,,,,! for hhn J..,™ -,,iu« 1,,,., The f. u <ll> '" SI ""' u «,i> Johllsin, Ibo fact wan ho hit the negro in *>,, I stomneli early i n f|„. , n }j| an( | ,j 0 i msn ' til? meet" 1,1,11 11ur1,, « (ll,!