BOXING SURPRISE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 955, 24 April 1930, Page 12

BOXING SURPRISE

OLYMPIC CHAMPION CRASHES I HANCOCK KNOCKS OUT MORGAN Special to THE SUX DUNEDIN, Today. j Any doubts concerning the ability ! of Wally Hancock were quickly disj pelled last night. In the third of a ' scheduled 15-round boxing contest, he knocked out Ted Morgan, the winner ; of the last Olympic welter championi ship taking the count for the first time in his career. ! By reason of the fact that both men ! had won most of their bouts by the j short route, and neither lisfd been knocked out, the issue was regarded as open. It was anticipated that Hancock, who had beaten Reg Trowern the previous week, would show to even better advantage as a result of his previous bout, so it proved. But there were few probably who expected the contest to take the turn it did. At the outset of his professional career, Morgan showed considerable ! promise, and even allowing for the fact that somewhat superlative opinions were expressed regarding his prospects, it was expected that he would thoroughly extend Hancock, especially after his two previous good showings in Dunedin. “ONLY ONE MAN IN IT” Morgan is a'Nsouthpaw, and a southpaw- is always an awkward fighter. Hancock, however, adopted the right tactics to counteract Morgan’s style. From the very start there was onlv ■ on© man in it, Hancock being in the j ascendancy throughout. The former | Australian champion was in perfect ■ condition, and Morgan seemed puzzled •by his vigorous style of milling, Han- : cock being on top of his man through- . out, and quicker to punch. ; Both were left hook artists, but, 1 wheras Hancock showed himself to be , a two-handed fighter, -Morgan scarcely l used llls right hand once, and with j left connected with nothing like i the power or cleanness of his opponi n f n }; _ J lancock took full advantage of the fact that Morgan was leaving | himself open, and time and again scored with beautifully timed left hooks to the jaw, and left rips to the 4 - i. He varied his attack, and in straight work scored with rights to the head, also digging short rights to tho body, one of which started Morgan going in the third round. sonified. and, placing and measuring his punches with deadly effectiveness, ho had his man badly shaken by the third round. After being floored three times, Morgan went down for the full count in the third heat, and so Happened an unexpected ending to what was expected to prove a hardfought contest. Morgan lacked tho. finesse and clean punching' power of his -opponent, and was outclassed from the start of the fight. While it lasted it was of an open nature, but the end came with dramatic suddenness. Inquiries are now being made, it is understood, concerning- the possibilities of matching Hancock with Jack Paul.