New York, June 14.
Rugged, battlescarred Arturo Godoy is in excellent condition for his return bout on June 20 against Joe Louis for the heavyweight champion-warrior slugged, punched, mauled and manhandled a string of sparring-mates in his workouts here today as his training siege neared its climax.
Godoy indicated that he will concentrate once more on fighting the same style of attack that so puzzled the Brown Bomber the last time they met. Arturo is emphasizing bobbing and weaving, as before, but is much more aggressive, believing that he can relieve Louis of his title by so doing.
Both Godoy and Al Weill, his manager, believe that Louis must either attempt to win by a quick knockout with a barrage of uppercuts and hooks, or that he must spar cautiously and await an opportunity for straight shots.
They believe that if Louis attempts to blast Godoy from the ring he will incur the risk of breaking knuckles or otherwise fracturing his hands early in the fight on the granite-like jaw of the Chilean, who has never been knocked out, although both Galento and Lopis, to name two heavy hitters, have tagged him upon occasion with the full impact of their hest punches, If Louis changes his usual tactics and fights cautiously, Godoy promised today to force the fight and overwhelm the champion with a constant assault, Certainly Godoy impressed me as the most rugged fighter in the ring today, and I am positive he need not fear Louis. On the other hand, it seems likely that Louis and his retinue of managers fear Godoy, since they have demanded a sum of US$25,000 placed in escrow as guarantee that Louis will be given a return bout within ninety days if Godoy wins.—United Press.
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