to have some one force him to sacrifice a little of his speed. Benny Leonard was the same sort of fighter Conn is now when he started out. He was so fast that he never could get set to hit—was going away when he threw most of his punches, Benny used to wear himself out hitting guys a thousand times a fight. Then he decided to slow down, take a toe hold on the canvas, and measure his punches. You know what happened once he started this business. He began knocking everybody dead, including some of the best light-ights of all time.
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