BOXING.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 January 1922, Page 3

BOXING.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.fc. CABLE ASSOCIATION. CARPENTIER FAVOURITE. LONDON, Jan 11. The newspapers give much space to reviewing the boxing contestants chances. They mostly favour Carpentier, who is in splendid condition, he never having trained harder for any fight. Emphasis is laid on Cook’s strength and his capacity to take punishment, but tile papers question his skill and hitting power compared with tho Frenchman.

CARPENTIER WINS, COOK KNOCKED OUT. IN FOURTH ROUND. f ßeceived This Dav at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, January 12. Carpentier knocked out Cook in the fourth round. THE FIGHT DESCRIBED. (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, January i2. In the first round, Carpentier's left failed to reach its objective, and Cook rushed in and caught a nasty one in tho ribs. There was much in-fighting towards the end of the round.

Cook scored well in the second round. Carpentier landed a left-book on Cook’s jaw, and easily evaded Cook’s counter. Cook boxed well and got home two hard lefts, he also got the better of the in-fighting. Carpentier tried to find an opening for his right, but Cook cleverly prevented.

In the third round, Carpentier adopted a crouching attitude, and landed a light left to the chin. Cook fought hard at close quarters. Carpentier had easily the best of the out-fight-ing, and scored well towards the end of the round with lefts and rights to tho body. It was easily his round. Cook landed a right to the jaw after the gong sounded, which evidently he did not hear, and the referee cautioned him..

In the fourth round Carpentier lured Cook to rush in, and Carpentier landed a, beautiful straight left to the chin, then a terrific right to the jaw, followed by a left uppercut, and another right swing brought- Cook to the boards.

Cook was on one knee at the oouat of ten.