His lack of a punishing wallop in either hand was the sole deficiency of the 175-pound champion, In every other way he was a joy to behold. He was fast asa streak, both with his fists and with his feet; superbly clever at defence, picking off Lesnevich's blows or rolling with them in a manner that brought cheers from the oldest critic; perfectly conditioned and a perfect judge of pace. Given a punch and you could visualize him giving away any number of pounds and still winning in a walk, With Promoter Mike Jacobs planning to give him a shot at Louis' title next summer, one wonders if he ever will acquire a punch. Opin-jon on this was divided around the ringside after the fight, with some saying he never would hit any harder than he does right now, and others saying a damaging wallop would come along when he has grown into heavyweight size.
One of the men who thinks Conn will eventually be able to hit with knockout force is Bill McCarney, the old cuss who has been managing fighters for upwards of 50 years.
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