TOO RUGGED

NZ Truth, Issue 1239, 29 August 1929, Page 18

TOO RUGGED

'Leslie IViririetOver Kid Smitfi A A

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Waikato Bep.) In the professional contest at "Hamilton G. Leslie, .9.2, beat Kid Smith, 9.4, on points.

CMITH was substituted '. for Bert *? Brown; who had to forfeit his engagement through, illness. They were not a well-matched pair, Leslie being too tall and rugged for Smith, who," against a boxer, would have done .better. Leslie won by ai comfortable margin. Although Smith was announced as the heavier man he looked "far , lighter than his opponent. Leslie was several times warned for not breaking cleanly and for the use of the rabbit punch'; 1 . • ; Leslie scored freely with both- hands m the opening round and took •• the round by a good margin; He was the aggressor throughout, taking the fight : to Smith, and scoring repeatedly. Leslie took, the next round, outclassing his opponent m every department. The third round was Leslie's and the fourth fairly even. , Smith, m the fifth, scored with nice .lefts,, but- was asked to take a lot of I punishment. The sixth, as m previous j'roundsy was characterised -by overindulgence ih clinching!; „ •

Both men landed nice bjpws m the seventh, but Smith had the better of it. The eighth was fairly even, but 'Leslie took the- ninth. i The final round* was the' most even of the contest, m which both men. put m some hard blows' and mixed freely.,;; = V Smith, iri spite of heavy punishment, put' up a gdod fight, but the forceful tactics of I^eslie did riot' suit 1 his style.

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