HEENEY FORCES
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eye closed in eighth ROUND | WIRELESS ACCOUNT NOT CLEAR The fight ended in the 11th round with a technical knock-out. Although thousands of people lis-tened-in for the fight, the wireless account was not clear. From the disconnected account which was heard only occasionally, listeners gathered that Heeney was forcing the battle. Up to the fourth round Heeney appeared to have the advantage, and then Tunney took the lead, driving the challenger round the ring. Heeney led to Tunney’s face and connected, announced the wireless. The New Zealander was showing both speed and aggressiveness. In the sixth round Heeney was forcing the fight all the time. Up till the sixth round the fight was Tunney’s on points, but in the seventh he was side-stepping the challenger’s attack. In the eighth round Heeney’s eye was closed. In the ninth round Heeney landed a right that staggered the champion, but his body was not looking too' good. In the 10th round both men were landing heavy blows, but Tunney was out-boxing Heeney, and the New Zealander was missing badly.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 417, 27 July 1928, Page 1
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181HEENEY FORCES Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 417, 27 July 1928, Page 1
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