Word: firpo
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Harry Wills, "Black Panther," and Luis Angel Firpo, Argentine "Bull Man," continued their exchange of words in adjacent columns of The New York World, preparatory to exchanging blows in the prize ring at Newark on Sept. 11. Wills: "I see that Firpo is bubbling over with confidence. Why pick poor little Harry out as one of his soft victims ? He hasn't broken any man's ribs or jaw around here, has he? Say, I fought little old man Sam Langford* 22 times. I forgot to duck on only two occasions in all that time. I admit...
...girls near White Sulphur Springs on Saratoga Lake, N. Y., stood open-mouthed along the country roads when a hairy giant, scowling thunderously, went rushing by with great strides, followed by three other giants-two of them coal black, shining with perspiration, grinning broadly. It was Luis Angel Firpo, Argentine Bull Man, continuing his training for a fight on Sept. 11 with Harry Wills, black heavyweight, to determine Champion Dempsey's next antagonist...
During the week both Bull Man Firpo and Harry Wills found time to "dictate" statements to New York World reporters. Said Firpo...
...first time on record, the Bull Man boasted he would win. More important-for he is notoriously pinch-pocketed-Firpo offered to bet he would win in 10 rounds...
...lithe and dangerous. He had been training by running six miles a day up and down the ocean sands; by flailing and stabbing at two sparring partners whose weights aggregated 430 pounds; by keeping quiet, eating much, saying little. In Wall Street, Manhattan, moneyed men laid their wagers upon Firpo or Wills in the ratio...