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Carter Defends Lightweight Crown Fights Bud Smith In Boston Garden Jimmy Quoted 3-1 Favorite To Keep Title in Tonights Fifteen Round Television Go By JOE PHELAN United Press Sports Writer BOSTON, Mass., June 28. Both lightweight champion Jimmy Carter and challenger Wallace Bud Smith were loaded with confidence today on the eve of their 15-round title bout but the king seemed the more likely to keep his crown in Wednesday nights nationally-televised match at Boston Garden. Smith sounds good when he predicts "Im not going to win but Im going to put Carter away." However, the flat-nosed champ from New York sounded more convincing when he replied "maybe the best way to stop Bud Smith from talking is to knock him out." The wagering has been as light as the advance ticket sales for Carters 11th title fight but he was quoted as the 3-1 favorite. He was slated to receive 40 per cent of the net receipts from the match blacked out in New England to Smiths 20 per cent. JIMMY CARTER At 31, Carter is giving away five years to the fourth-ranked contender from Cincinnati, Ohio, but little else save perhaps a little extra zing in his punch. However, were Smith has the zing, Carter has the sharpness and staying power. In his 97 fights, during which time he twice lost and twice regained the title. Carter went" the championship distance six times. Smith never has. The challenger has the sock to knock out Carter if he can manage to stave off the champs punishing body hooks." Still Smith wasnt phased with his opponents reputation of boring and destroying. "If I dont, get him early, Ill get him late. And if we go all the way, I can win it that way," Smith said.
