A POINT VERDICT AGAINST RUDD.

Maoriland Worker, Volume I, Issue 8, 20 April 1911, Page 19

A POINT VERDICT AGAINST RUDD.

Before a packed house at the Sydney Gaiety Joe Costa defeated Bill Rudd after the full 20 rounds had beenfought. The decision in Costa's favour Avas met Avith a mixed reception (says "The Referee"), but it was the correct one. Rudd certainly forced the fight from go to stop, and scored Avith a right to the left eye often enough to damage that part of Joe's face pretty badly, but this and his continued forcing made him run a good second only to Joe's better defensive and clean bIoAV by either hand. In the fourth round Rudd appeared to injure his left knee, which he held, and looked appealingly to his corner. : __c soon got over it, whatever it was, and kept forcing his much cleverer opponent,, whose great defensive work and good, clean left to the face, and right uppercuts in body and on chin, won for him the battle. In the 17th round : Joe's right in the body as Rudd came in nearly put the NeAv Zealander out. He doubled up and hung on to Joe's neck. Barron, separated them, and Costa, taking a hand in the forcing, gave his opponent a bad time. To sum up in a few words, the better boxer won.