PURDY NEVER LET MILLER IN

NZ Truth, Issue 1149, 8 December 1927, Page 16

PURDY NEVER LET MILLER IN

fHARLIE PURDY, 9.9"/ 2 » ©ut- *" pointed Bob Miller, 10.0, at the Stadium on Monday night by a wide margin. Purdy almost caught the 'flu from the draught caused by Miller's swings. The Irishman landed few decent punches throughout the fifteen rounds. Purdy hung on a lot and was twice admonished by the referee. The crowd wanted to see a fight, but Purdy stood m the way. Curiously enough, Purdy began so well that the small crowd was cheering him m the first two rounds. He was expected to fight a defensive battle against the conqueror of the American, Jack Pilkington, but he made the pace m the early rounds, and at times, when Miller retaliated, the Irishman looked, "crude.

Purdy was cautioned m the fifth for hanging on during a Miller rally, but the sixth was Purdy's by a wide margin.

A low one pulled Purdy up, and the first round Miller won was the seventh.

Purdy changed his tactics when barrackers told him to fight, and he handed out a severe lacing to the Irishman m the ninth.

Miller never looked like toppling Purdy, who took the steam out of him by a hard rip to the middle.

A whirlwind final round saw Purdy mix matters and easily take the decision.

It was Purdy's best fight m Sydney to date. Sound judges say if he had only a little more aggression he- would be the makings of a real fighter. iiniiinuiiniiiiiminiiiiniimiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiunimiiiuiiiii