New York, Oct. 31.
With a sudden blaze of interest replacing the lukewarm apathy which their fight had been previously regarded by the boxing public, Ceferino Garcia of Manila and Henry Armstrong of St. Louis today brought their arduous training grinds to a close.
Garcia and Armstrong clash on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden for the welterweight championship of the world.
Armstrong is a 7-5 betting favourite to retain his title, but à great deal of smart money along Broadway is being placed on Garcia. Experts point out that Garcia and his famous Bolo Punch are far and away the most formidable combination Armstrong will ever have faced.
Armstrong's style of fighting has always been spectacularly successful, however. It consists of wearing down opponents through sheer volume of fire and fury of attack.
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