BOXING

Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1929, Page 3

BOXING

MALONEY tV I NS,

TOO QUICK FOR THE NEW ZEALANDER

(United Press’Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

NEW YORK, March 1. The largest crowd ever to attend an indoor boxing match there assembled at Boston, when 18,000 people filled the Boston Garden for the Hcen-ey-Maloney fight. When the two men entered the ring Heency weighed 207) pounds and Maloney 199 pounds. The following is a description of the bout.

ROUND ONE

Heeney landed first and immediately after this blow he sent a smashing left uppercut to Maloney’s jaw. He drove Maloney' to the ropes, and both men then traded a. number o-f terrific shortdistance body blows. They milled next into the middle of the-ring. After this Maloney landed several hard rips to the body. It was Hceney’s round by a shade.

ROUND TWO,

After a rapid, drum-beat exchange of blows, where once lieeney drove Maloney to the ropes and laced him, the American retaliated with a hard right punch to the face, which staggered the New Zealander. Then Maloney hit one low. Jt obviously was done accidentally, and the American was warned by the referee. The New Zealander now rocked his opponent with a hard right and left. They continued to find each'other with welltimed blows with either hand until the hell went. This round was an even

ROUND THREE

Maloney drove a tremendous left to Heeiiev’s lace and they then clinched, from which Heeney struggled out lashiiig with Ixitli hands. They came again to close quarters, hut no hard lnows wen; struck. They . sparred, and came to a nearer hitting distance from time to time, and it was in one of the latter ueriods that Maloney sent the New Zealander’s head hack with jabs that continued to keep Heeney on his heels. Jt was Maloney’s round.

ROUND FOUR

There was some sharp in-fighting at the start with Maloney having slightly the better of it, he landing stiff lefts and rights. They clinched frequently, lint they managed to hit each other to the face and body on the breaks, Heeney, particularly, on the hell, landing two hard rights to the body. The round was another even one.

ROUND FIVE

Alter a short exchange of light blows, Maloney jabbed to the New Zealander’s eye. Heeney, however, staggered the American with a hard right to the face and then Maloney pummelled Heeney in a clinch. It had been a fast pace in the early rounds, and this was now slowing them up. Maloney landed a hard right to Heeney’s jaw, and the latter retaliated with the same to the head and tlie body. This round again was even.

ROUND SIX

They were now fighting openly, and trading heavy blows continuously. The. New Zealander was finding the American’s face with smart jabs. The fighting then returned to close range, and Maloney seemed slightly the better at the in-fighting. Heeney landed two lefts to the face, and an uppercut to the chin. Then lie chased Maloney around the ring, the American finally stopping his rush with a stiff left to the face. The round was even.

ROUND SEVEN

Heeney was being punished in this round. His body was welted red, and he was bleeding from the mouth from Maloney’s jabs. Maloney indeed, polltinned to pound the New Zealander’s body in the clinches. The round concluded witlr a series of left jabs by Maloney that found the New Zealander’s face a target. It was Maloney’s round.

ROUND EIGHT,

Heeney rushed at Maloney again, but Maloney met him with a hard right punch to the jaw, and a stiff left to the body. They clinched, and thereafter they traded jabs to the face and uppercuts to the chin. The round was an even one.

ROUND NINE

Heeiicy’s face was smeared wlith blood as Maloney’s right found its mark. They continued an open trading of blows, and the New Zealander again ‘assumed his following jouml tactics, Moloney again stopping him with jabs, after Heeney had forced him. to a corner. Heency was letting go hard right-hand blows, but they were badly timed, and Maloney battered his body at the bell. It was again Maloney's round..

ROUND TEN.

After shaking hands, Heeney drove .Maloney hack to the .ropes, and lie sent short hammer blows to the body, punishing the Aemrioan severely, but the latter was still tirelessly jabbing the New Zealander’s face. Heeney blinked at these blows. His mouth and his eye were bleeding badly. Mal-

oney landed, a hard right and left to Hceney’s jaw as the-bout ended. It was Maloney’s round. The American gained the decision. A HARD, HITTING BATTLE. HEENEY NOW ELIMINATED. NEW YORTv', .March I. Jack Maloney’s victory over Tom Heeney brings the Boston boxer into prominence as a heavy-weight to be heard in bis pretences for the championship. it is rumoured that the New Zealander's defeat, in this bout may result in the cancellation of his contemplated bouts, but whether this will occur or not, it certainly eliminates Heeney from consideration for any possible bout with Dempsey, should the latter accent offers lor a “comeback.”

It is interesting to note that, although the Maloney-Hecney fight was one of the hardest hitting battles in heavy-weight history, neither man was ever in danger of a knock-out. The pace however, told on Heeney after the fourth round.

LA BARBA TOO GOOD.

MELBOURNE, February 3. The Melbourne Stadium was packed last night for the light between Fidel La Barba (United States), and Billy Grime (Australia). The contest went the ifull fifteen rounds. La Barba gained the verdict on points. The decision was received with hoots and cheers.

La Barba weighed 8.9). He forced the fighting from the start, and after the second round Grime who weigiied 8.11). appealed to he distressed. Grime improved in the fifth and seventh rounds, when he got one or two good punches in, but then the American speeded up his pace. La Barba dominated the rest of tlu •on test. •

Grime was cautioned in the eleventh '•mind for a low blow to the body. There was too much clinching, which roused the onlooker’s lire. Everyone was glad when the bout ended, and it is doubtful if Grime could have lasted much longer. K.O. IN FEW SECONDS. PARIS, Feb. 2. In a contest, for the world’s flyweight championship,' Emile Pladncr knocked out Frankie Genaro in the first few seconds.

Mcinxe.B v. McDonald

DUNEDIN, March 3

At the Drill Hall last-night, before a large attendance,'!) professional middleweight boxing ■'' contest was •fought between Liichie McDonald (Timai'ii) 11.5), and Tommy Mcl tines (Seniotland) 114) ,for a purse of 200 SOVK.

The fight was a tame affair, and it went the full -nlistanqev oL fifteen rounds, Molnnes winning on points.' 'This pair have now met four times, each having secured -two decisions. McDonald some, time ago received an injury to his right • shoulder, 'and lie claimed that it gave out after the second round. It was noticeable that lie made little use of his- right hand except for the claiming of which, there was far- too much clinching allowed by the referee.