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Clipped from the sports page of the Toronto Telegram June 6, 1898...Major international fights coming up in the next few months that are highly anticipated by fans and significant to promoters and managers alike in every center of boxing around the globe....Most prominent of course is the Johnson-Ferguson clash for the world title, but there are a number of others that will impact the sport....Critics of NABF champion Al Kaufman deride his choice of fellow San Francisco resident Joe Millett as a challenger suggesting he is ducking more formidable mitt-artists....Ludwig Schuhmann's defence against popular English heavyweight John L Gardner in London is seen by British observers as a big risk for the German....In Canada an elimination match between Sam Langford of Nova Scotia and Ontario's Johnny Jackson will decide the next challenger for Sandy Ferguson's national title belt....In Australia Des Quinlan, holder of the Australasian title, faces off with newly minted South Afrikan title holder Mike Williams with the winner likely getting a shot at the Empire title belt worn by Tommy Burns....At Chicago Marvin Hart and Mike Schreck meet for the third time having split their previous battles with a win apiece....Returning to the ring after the loss of his championship Billy McColl meets hard-punching Fred Preston while another Aussie export Sid Russell tangles with France's Francois Marchand in the latter's backyard....In Hamilton, Ontario two top ranked contenders for Canadian honours Ross Delaney and Bob Day are slated to bump heads in front of an outdoor crowd expected to number in the tens of thousands....In Paris Australia's Bill Squires will test his mettle against Scots-Canadian Jack Stewart in his first big fight outside his native country....Sam McVea is set to get his career back on track when he meets New York's veteran Ray Mercer in Los Angeles....At Madison Square Garden in New York City visiting Irishman Jack Burke is scheduled to tackle the Akron Giant Gus Ruhlin for ten rounds or less....