TWO BANTAM ROOSTERS

NZ Truth, Issue 1193, 11 October 1928, Page 12

TWO BANTAM ROOSTERS

Green and Griffiths Stage Pretty Boeing Bout

Lasib week, m one of the most scientific exhibitions ever seen m Napier, Teddy Green defeated Tommy Griffiths.

THE Napier Boxing Association must have been greatly disappointed at the house which greeted tinrp \ such well-performed lads. ; A big loss would result aifter everything was tallied up. Griffiths weighed m at S.lO arid Green at 8.2, the weighing taking place at 5 p.m. ■'.■"'" / Griffiths also had a decided ad* vantage m height, but there was little or no difference m reach. The New Zealander was trained to the hour," but the Aussie was not quite 'm the pink, and the contest will improve him considerably for his encounters with Taylor and Hatton. As a boxing match, the two lads save a fine exhibition, but the absence of actual fighting made. it at times seem tame. As In hla encounter -with lieckie, Green adopted a crouch, throughout, and this, owing to his smallness, made him a difficult target to hit. Tommy seldom, attempted to lead, but Leckie, a few months back, did lead and if missing would immediately bring his right Jnto action and at close quarters would land somewhere on his opponent's body. , . There la no mistake Green is a wonderful little man. He never once considered the weight he was giving away, carrying the fight to his man for at least the first ten rounds. • ; In he would go, continually scoring with two quick lefts to the face, and get, out again before his opponent woke up*' '. V ■ ". '. ,. ' " ',- ■. ■ " • ■ ' Over the last four rounds he cer-

tainly did live, but this was mostly duo to that m all breakaways he was obliged to push his man off. ' The rule, that when a break Is ordered, • the contestants must each step back should be more rigidly enforced. In the opening of the first ten rounds Green would always bounce, out of his corner, meet Griffiths two -thirds across the ring, repeatedly leading to score with two distinct lefts to the face. During this period he was also the most aggressive. Endeavoring to countermand Green's crouch, Griffiths would drop into a like pose. •■ On one occasion, when the- pair were going through their farmyard antics, they fell over each other. It was the only laugh m the show. . Teddy also had the better of exchanges when they did stand toe to toe, continually connecting with a hard right. •.'".•.-• The infighting also saw the visitor holding a slight advantage and his best scoring factor, when m close, was a right to the side of Tommy's head. • Griffiths! only real scoring punch was a right swing to the ribs — this portion of Green's body being the only visible signs that he had been m the affray. Up to the eleventh round, Griffiths had won only one round, but m this round he completely took charge, making it m.pre of a fight than a boxing contest. The remainder of the rounds also went his way, but when the points were totalled up Green's tally was slightlythe greater and thus richly and deservedly he got the decision.

The infighting also saw the visitor holding a slight advantage and his best scoring factor, when m close, was a right to the side of Tommy's head. •

Griffiths! only real scoring punch was a right swing to the ribs — this portion of Green's body being the only visible signs that he had been m the affray.

Up to the eleventh round, Griffiths had won only one round, but m this round he completely took charge, making it m.pre of a fight than a boxing contest.

The remainder of the rounds also went his way, but when the points were totalled up Green's tally was slightlythe greater and thus richly and deservedly he got the decision.