HEENEY BEATEN

Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1929, Page 3

HEENEY BEATEN

A GRUELLING CONTEST

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

NEW YORK, March 12,

Van Porat defeated■ Tom Heeney on points in their contest. Following are -lie details:

Round one—The crowd displayed a preference for the Norwegian boxer. I hoy c heered Van Porat loudly, and they ignored Heeney when the men entered the ring. The seconds supervised the gloving of tlie fighters. The men went into a clinch immediately after the start. The Norwegian boxer has a tremendous reach, and he fought the New Zealander at long range, with Heeney thus enable to come in. They ja.hccl each other. Heeney was puzzling out his opponent’s style, ivliilc the Norwegian was punishing Heeney to the body and face. The ' - oimd was Van Porat’s.

Round two:—Heeney landed two rights and then a left to Van Porat’s jaw, and he followed these lip with a fast right to the body. There they clinched Heeney’s blows were finding their target at the breaks. Van Porat now pounded Heeney’s body, hut it was without any apparent effect. The Norwegian, despite his reach was now finding a difficulty in keeping Heeney off. Van Point, however, landed a hard right to the jaw, hut Heeney countered this with' two rights to the other’s jaw. It was Heeney’s round Round three:—The New Zealander had apparently decided to continue infighting He was straigliened up once or twice by Van Porat’s lefts, but the latter now seemed to lie reluctant to meet Heeney on his own ground, and lie moved away. Then they punched each other to the body in a two-handed display, in which l Van Porat had a shade the better of it. Round four:—Van Porat drove repeated rights and lefts to the head, hut the New Zealander seemed to he able to take all that the Norwegian had without faltering. Van Porat landed three hard rights to the jaw in quick succession, blit Heeney still waded in being apparently convinced that lie could trade punches with his opponent, but tlie Norwegian got the better of it. It was Van Porat’s round.

Round five:—ln this round the men sparred. Heeney was giving Van Porat a boxing lesson, landing a right to the jaw and a left to the head. Then they came to dose quarters and Heeney scored with heavy body blows. Van Porat led with his left, and crossed with his right as the session closed, ft was Heeney’s round.

Round six—Van Porat kept Heeney hacking away for tlie first few seconds, scoring repeatedly with his long range lefts and rights. Van Porat blocked Heeney’s left and landed a right to the New Zealander’s jaw. Heeney received two rights and a left to the jaw again, and he was obviously hurt as tlie hell rang. It was Van Porat’s round.

Round seven:—Van Porat continued to force tlie fighting, keeping Heeney from getting to close quarters with a stiff-armed left. The Norwegian landed two' lefts to tlie head, and the New Zealander countered with a right to the jaw and they clinched. They were then finding each other with a rapid fire of blows to the head. It was Van Porat’s round.

. Round eight: —Heeney landed a right and a left as the round opened. Van Porat received a terrific right punch to the jaw, and also several hard hammering blows to the body. Heeney was now the aggressor. They then traded even in a flurry of blows. It was an active fight, but mV a spectacular one. It was Heeney’s rounu. Round nine:—-They fell into a clinch and broke away. Heeney was now seeming to have the better of the exchanges. Heeney landed two lefts to the jaw, and then lie waded in to punish his opponent’s body. Heeney was again aggressor, and it was Heeney’s round.

Round ten: —-They shook hands, and fell into a. clinch. They mixed it furiously, and Van Porat brought blood from Heenoy’s mouth, and lie used his left continuously, blood streaming from the New Zealander’s face. Van Porat continued to use his opponent’s mouth as a target, and landed repeatedly. It was Van Porat’s round. It was a left to Heeney’s mouth that penetrated his lip, leaving a gaping wound, necessitating several stitches, and there was some difficulty in stopping the blood.

HEENEY ’ S COM ME NT,

NEW YORK, March 13

Heeney .suhsequenly to the fight, made the following statement: “I am fighting my way hack and you can rest assured I will get there. The best man won to-night, hut' you will hear from me later.”

DONOVAN BEATS McCARTHY. NEW PLYMOUTH, March 13. Tommy Donovan (Waitara) defeated C, McCarthy (Auckland) in a featherweight professional bout at Waitara to-night, by a knockout in the second round.