Last February, when Chilean Arturo Godoy, a punchinello without a punch, lasted 15 rounds against Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis, most fight fans were less surprised than disgusted by the challenger's tactics of crawling around out of harm's way. Last week, in New York City's Yankee Stadium, Joe Louis faced the Chilean again in what Broadway wags called the "Second Battle of Squat Tag."
Fight fans saw a slight improvement on the first: a more aggressive Louis, less befuddled by his ring mate's antics; a more upright Godoy, less bent on self-preservation. For six rounds, iron-jawed, oak-legged Godoy, his left eye dripping blood...
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