EXCITING BOXING

Chronicle (Levin), 19 July 1948, Page 4

EXCITING BOXING

Levin Cluh's Tournament The Levin Ainatetir Boxing Club held .a most successful tournament at thq: Regent Hall, Lev;n4 on Satuiday night, .when a capacity house witne-ssed some very exclting bouis. Hiwi gym, ' Haimerstpn. North, ■ proved * the most successful of ihe evening, its'* representatives winning all five bouts in which they partiqipated. Tne referee was Mr. E. Wimsett. of Palmerston North, ahd" the judges were Mr. Mitchells of Palmerston North, and Mr, w. Greig, of Levin. • v The main bout of the "evening was between G. Adlam (Hubbard's) 11.3 and B. strafcton (Levin) 12.0. Early in the first round Adlam's footwork carried him out of many attacks which. Stratton launched. In the second round, however, both boys quickened #the piaee. and' Stratton,; carrying the attack, knocked his opponent aown for- the count of one, but Adlam was not hurt and his constant left jab kept his opponent at bay. The decision to Adlam met with a mixed recepition. " ■.■■■■.> . "• ■ Two local boys, L. Bapiett, 1Q.5, and B. Giles, 10.10,. 'fought a very even bout, with plenty bf fireworks from the opening rpuhd. Footwork by Giles was cleverj but Barnett's timing was almost perfect and his solid twp handed barrages sent Giles to the mat. in the second round for the count of one. The decision to Giles also met with a inixed reception. I In a bout which kept the audilenee amused from start to finish, R. Tawhara (Hubbard's) 6,7 defeated M. Maher (Levin) 5.6 on points. Maher's unorthodox style brought applause from the crowd and on many oecasians he had his opponent baffled. Tawhara'sv defence, however, earned him the 'decision. | Two promising young boxers, McILeod (Hubbard's) 6.0 and J. Procter (Levin), 5.4, fought a, very even match and it was Procter's hard left punch that took toll of his opponent and won him the bout. With the benefit of more experitence C. Hadson (Hubbard's) 6.8 defeated M. Boyce (Levin) 6.8. The bout was marked with plenty of • action and it was only in the final round that Hodson gained his points. Two Palmerston North boys, N. Whittingham (Kiwi) 8.6 and C. Vinnihg (Hubbard's) 8.6 kept the crowd excited by their taetful boxing, and with more experience they should do well. Whittingham's right hand'is very powerful, and he sent Vinning to the mat in the second round. Vinning-; appearing' very groggy, found his feet but. was sent doWn again 'and' the referee had no hesitation in awarding the bout to Whittingham on a T.K.Q. Carrying the fight most of tfie way Ian Cameron (Levin) 6.Q was successful in gaining a points 'decision over Q. Murrel (Hub--bard's) 6.0. The elusiveness of Cameron was good and his win was well merited. • The easiest win of the night was scored- by T. Hanly (Kiwi) 8.9, who scored a T.K.O. over D. Rathbone (Levin) 8.10 within 30 seconds • of the first round. Hanly's attack caught his opponent off guard and before he could recover ' he was rsent to the mat. Although conceding 12^ Ibs., R. Travers (Levin) 6.0 scored a well deserved win over A, Hodson (Hubbard's) 6.12. Travers had the better of the elose fighting and also displayed a. more solid right hand punch. With the advantage of a longer reach, A. Rule (Kiwi) 8.11 scored a narrow win over B, Hadfield (Hubbard's) 8,7 in a particularly fast bout. Hadfield's solar plexis punches caused Rule much worry, but constant jabbing by Rule's. left won him the bout. . Proving a far too * experienceo boxer, B. Ross (Kiwi) 7.5. easily defeated M, Wilton (Leyin) ■ 7$, when the loeal lad threW in. the towel. before the ;conclusion of tbe third round. ;.i / Forcing the fightr" 0x1 ms opponent P. Hanly (Kiwi) 7.5 defeated R. Hepworth (Hubbard's) " 7.5. Hepworth's grim determination, however, earned him the applause of the audience. The defence work "by A. Rolston (Levin) 7.0 was too solid for A. Moore (Hubbard's) 7.3 and the judges had no hesitation in giving the bout to the Levin lad. In what was a poor exhibition of hoxing, D, Rolston (Levin) 9.9 defeated J. Harris (Levin) 9.2. Neither scored with solid blows, the bout lacking punch. Although with .13 lbs, to his advantage, R. Syk'es (Hubbard's) 11.5 had difficulty in landing blows to K. Bibby (Levin) 10.6." Bibby's elusiveness was applauded by the audience. The heavier boy's stamina won him the bout, The prize for the most scientific boxer went to T. Hanly, while that for the best loser was awarded to K. Bibby.