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Clippings from the Windsor Star and Coaltown Gazette...Odds favouring Fitzsimmons dropped considerably when he made an appearance at ringside and was markedly out of his usual condition...Charlie Mitchell who sat opposite the Australian's corner was heard to remark that Fitzsimmons had not taken Godfrey seriously as an opponent despite the latter's recent record...Fitz weighed in at 171 1-2 and Godfrey at 168 even, and was trained to the peak of condition...Lanky Bob's manager immediately lodged a protest with the IBU championship committee claiming his fighter was rising when the referee's count reached ten...Fitzsimmons confronted Godfrey later and demanded a rematch...In a preliminary bout Charles Kid McCoy won the verdict over George Gardner the Irish heavyweight...