SHARKEY WINS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 258, 23 June 1932, Page 5

SHARKEY WINS

(Press Assn.—

HEAVY WEIGHT TITLE GERMAN CHAMPION SCHMELING : • LOSES TO AMERICAN ON POINTS UNPOPULAR DECISION

-By Telegraph — CopjTlght.)

NEW YORK, Thursday. The boxing contest for the heavyweight championship of the world was fought- this evenrng • in the Madison Square Gardens, New ! York, between Max Schmeling, of I Germany, 13st 6lb, the holder, and I Jack Sharkey (U.S.A.), 14st 9lb. The verdict of the judges and referee was split, two to one for Sharkey, 1 though the majority of the ringslders thought the aggressive German had a clear margin on points. There was no knock-down throughout the fight. The crowd of 75,000 hooed the decision lustily: * ; The only serious damage in the battle, which dragged at times, was Shaa'key's badly battered eye, which almost closed in the final 1'ound. The receipts were estimated at 500,000 dollars. A pool of newspaper opinion showed that a big majority's contention is that Schmelling should have received the decision, and 23 out of 25' showed a eonsensus that eight a'ounds went to Sclanaelling aaad six to Shaa'key and one was a draw. First Hard Pimchxng The first rugged punclaing was in round five. Schanelling drove Sharkey to the ropes, whipning lefts and rights to the head. forcing Sharkey to hold. Sharkey steadied, jabbed the champion awav, and smashed his body with both bands. A right uppercut shoolc Schmelling, hut he hounced back, hammering Sharkey's head. Round six was uneventful. In the seventh Shaa'key was fighting a cold, deliberate battle. As Sharkey saaaashed his right to Sehmelling's head the Geraaaan "suddenly spurfced, di'iving Shaa'key to the ropes with a clean right to the head. Shaa'key fought his way clear. Rounds eight, nine and ten saw solid punching iia which the German , appeared very fresh and aggressive. Sharkey was very cautious. In round eleven Sharkey forced Schmeling back with Ieft jabs. The German whipped both hands to Sharkey's chin. Sharkey's Ieft eye was swelllng rapidly, as Schmeling pierced his guard, and bohbed up inside with a two-fisted attack. Sharkey's eye was closing, but he fought the twelfth and thirteenth very. dourly. In the fourteenth round Sharkey wilted and held as Schaneling ramaned his right flush to the chin. He backed away under the Gea-man's reaaaorseless chaa'ge, Schmeling, still crowding, swung both hands while Sharkey retreated. Sharkey's seconds woi'ked frantically to hring him out for the final round. He ripped in with a two fisted volley and the American was forced to retreat. Shaa-key ripped into the Gea'inan, bnt again was forced to halt. Sharkey nailed the. chaanpion with a right uppercut. They belted fast and glorious, both fighting at the bell.