CARNERA DEFEATED

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 44, 14 October 1931, Page 3

CARNERA DEFEATED

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sharkey's success italian giant out on his feet at end of 15th round U.S. TITLE BOUT

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NEW YORK, Monday. Primo Carnera, the Italian giant, met Jack Sharkey in a 15-round contest for the United States heavyweight title. Carnera entered the ring at 18st 9 lb, Sharkey scaling 14st .6Slb. Sharkey let Carnera take the offensive but had little trouble in evading the Italians rushes, landing effectively with a right. In the seeond round Sharkey ran into a wild left lead by the Italian. They exchanged blows both landing lightly on the face and body. Sharkey had some difficulty in reaching his opponent but had the better of the fight thus far. In the third round the American went well, Primo missing badly. The Italian's advantage in reach made it impossible for Sharkey to use his jabbing tactics. The round was even. In fourth round Carnera rushed in but Sharkey had no difficulty in dodging. Sharkey landed three hard lefts to the body, and floored his opponent with a hard right to the chin. Carnera went down again, but without being hit. Carnera now claimed a foul, but the referee did not allow it. Sharkey claimed the fight on a foul

because Carnera fell without being hit. Sharkey started to climb out of the ring but was ordered back by the referee. It was Sharkey's round. Sharkey hammered the Italian at will into the lones, the American seeking to land a finlshing blow and was puffing at the elose of the round from exertion. Sharkey hooked a hard right to the head but missed and slipped to tiie canvas, but there was no count. Sharkey's round. ,In the sixth round, Sharkey was no longer on the aggressive and Carnera was scoring with jabs to the body and head. Carnera's round. Sharkey was making little attempt to lead and was content to dodge the Italian's lumbering blows. Sharkey scored with a hard left hook to the chin at'the bell. Sharkey's round. The eig'hth round was even, Sharkey boxing and Carnera jabbing. In the ninth, the crowd was not satisfied with the fighters' manoeuvres and booed for action. Sharkey set Carnera back on his heels with a left to the body followed by three staggering lefts to the face. The Italian's left eye swelled. It was Sharkey's round. Carnera was being badly outclassed and was tiring by the tenth. Sharkey was punishing him to the body. Sharkey's round. Primo was taking punishment about the face in the eleventh and Sharkey drew blood with a left to the nose. He raked the Italian badly about the body. Sharkey's round. The twelfth and thirteenth were merely repetitions of the eleventh. In the fourteenth Sharkey doubled up Carnera with a stinging left to the body and then followed with a left to the chin. Sharkey's round. At the fifteenth Carnera was out on