Sands Outpoints Mullett

Chronicle (Levin), 12 April 1948, Page 7

Sands Outpoints Mullett

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■ •; . WELLINGTON, April 11.: •: . Though he stripped better tlian at any stage of his career and fought oue of Jiig best' fights, Don Mullett, New Zealand heavyweight ch-ampion, was elearly outpointed ' by Dave ■ Sands, Australia, in a l?-round eon'test at Petone on Saturday niglit. " iSands . oft'set his weiglit disadvantage of over. 2 stone by some spells'- Qf ' beautiful boxing against an" opponent' who relentlessly but unsuccessful souglit to slow up the Australian sufficiently to nail him with one ot tbe many powerful right cbops 'he unleashed. * -Gate crashe.rs marre.d the suceessful finpncial outeome of tbe contest for the Ilutt Valley Boxing Association, The attendance " was estimated at 5000 but hundreds jumped the jfeiiees. • So great was this invasion that the authorities were almost powerless .to prevent

it. * But t'or this attitufte by many people, the Association would have elea-ted. all -previous losses. .The contest was a grand spectacle which kept the crowd in a eonstant simmcr of excitement. ilullett stalked his opponent after the s.tyle of. Joe LOuis. The-re -was terrifipe weiglit ; behind his-piiuehes but many, missed their target. Some which lande.d ; /visibly shook Sands but lie scarcelv bore a mark after 'the ' liglit. ^Sk'hds -rode MulIetts' puhC'hes vyithl consumhmte ease, baeknioved with i-ajre judgnient',."' weaved brilliantlt;. Fqught/his-'Way Out of trqulqle ,when;'qn th.g /opes; and also ^ Was aTwa'ys' dangerotis wltii .'bifiGoiig' fighilj^ to the head. Tiiis. last/bl%}HheU-mbs^ ld^at/ih •Bajidk ' ; gittaedvq w,ars jin / nihinbwelUpa'rfied1 iiy 3ifi.fllett wlro /lmd obviously given a close \study to tlie Ivest meansv qf . countering this threat. Like .0% .t.l/e. hard contest surprisingly ligh'tly marke|. la.-the fifthVround* he reeeiVeffi a fejiigh^cttt joMef :the right cheek bone.b