BOXING-RING SENSATION

Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1928, Page 4

BOXING-RING SENSATION

TUMULT AT MILLIGAN - ROSENBLOOM FIGHT. . ' LONDON, June o. There has rarely been a more sensational termination to a figlit than that at the Albert Hall, London, last night between Tommy Milligan (Scotland) and Maxio Rosenbloom (New York). The American was much heavier and bigger than Milligan. For eight rounds he .had' matters so much his way. thanks to his superior speed and quicker hitting powers, that victory seemed to he assured for him. Towards the end of the eighth round he took two or three punches widen obviously unsettled him, but it was not- until right at the end of the ninth round that, the big thrill came. Rosenbloom, after missing with a left, jumped into clinch, but as lie was moving -Milligan stepped back and then rammed borne a solar-plexus punch. Rosenbloom’s collapse was as complete as it was sensational. He went upwards before lie fell, with Ins body arched, and made no move of any kind until be was picked up by his attendants. Even then be could not be seated on bis stool. PARALYSED LIMBS. Alter 15 minutes be had to be carted away, rigid and still unable to work his iiiniis. The blow, which was landed to the delicate region near the breastbone, was an almost exact replica of that which Robert Fitzsimmons delivered to James J. Corbett (and which gave it its name) nearly 30 years ago, and of that with which Georges Carpentier defeated Bombardier A\ ells in 73 seconds at the National Sporting , Cluli. The peculiarity of the solar-plexus punch is that it paralyses. the limbs while still allowing the brain to function. It is understood that after the contest Rosenbloom stated that while lie was on the floor lie was conscious of all that was happening around him. TUMULT IN HALL. Tumult succeeded his sudden and very unexpected collapse. The din was deafening, there were several fights in the body of the hall, and matters were made really ugly when a dozen or more men climbed into the ring.

Before they could he stopped one of Rosenbloom’s seconds and a man in a grey suit began to exchange punches, and even the playing of the organ then failed to deaden the shouts and howls. After about twenty minutes, when Rosenbloom had been removed, order was restored, but arguments, accompanied by the shaking oi fists, went on even when another contest was started.