BOXING.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3431, 10 March 1920, Page 7

BOXING.

UIBBONS (“)_U'l‘fl-’OJ'N'l‘l')D

I":lst.,'c.loam, and \'ig-0;-(ms fight-mg cllal'a<'tm'iso<l the c()11to.\-r, between the fc:lt}l(‘l'\\'vigl]Sls “'l.‘ed;" (}ibbm’lS an-id “Dick” Johnson at theh Pavilion I ,‘.,7_ Y . _ . T\[elboul‘m./. on Eebllml§ 2.3, I)(ipf-ndv mg‘ upon the bout, was a match with Young Kelly. f‘o:ll}m~“~pgg},t Mmmwm of Yictorizl.

G'11)l)011s boxul v.loV'ol‘l_\f throughout, but he lavlcod the punching p(m-m- of his (>ppmlell‘r. and was :1 little cm-01955 at thues in his defence, \V.Li.CII the resulf that Johnson connected with his jaw more times than the average fig‘htel' \\'ould have lilu‘.-d. The f0:-mm' (:11ampi0n. howc\'er. took his punishmom" unflinchingly, and linism-dmu(.]. the sfl‘mlgol‘ of the two,

.H>}1!1.~:<)Il bog':.111 \'ol')' (‘ollli(]l'l‘.l]‘\' and fm-<-ing‘ maflors soon f‘Sl".lbHslled :1 1:-ml. ,—\ .\'tl*ai'ghf loft was most «Ii» c<nu3vl'lixlg_;' to (iibbons. From the .~'cvL-nil} to the elcwotlfll round (libb(ms “mi.\’c:.l it" V<‘l‘_\f WOll \'vith his advm-sal-y, lightin§._v,' wvll at close quzntcrs and (=zu'(-’r'lll].\,' evading the other mzxnk I<'ud.<.. and he had a littlv Iwl‘!wq of tho fast’, ('luV'm' v:u'll:mg'«~s. Fl-on} then to flu‘ 17111 round. however Johnson agzain :ISs(‘l'h.*d him.<elf. and by judicious u:~t(‘ of his left. backml by solid I'i§_>"llf s\\'in§_;'s tn lwml and boly had thv f<n'ln('l' Ch:lmpiun in aliru trouble.

("ri}>‘.:uns rallied in ‘the (:‘i._;fhl(:¥<‘lll'h and, I'i;:]lrillg_: vol'_v dutel'nli‘nodly in this and who s\l<:<‘%uoding round, ho had .Tu]lnson holding on r2lthol' much. 'l‘h(\ formol"s only vhanco was to se('m'e 21 kmwk-mlt. and us this did nof come tho «l<‘('iSi<m \\'GnT’ag‘:linSf hiln.'?l,iUt‘ 'FOl!g‘hf this finn‘ at SM‘ -411), \\"11il0 .Tohn.<<m sfripped at 981'. Fl.YWl*;“[(’iH'l‘ (‘H AM PI ();\'SH H’.

\Vvij_:]2illg‘ 75? I 311). A 1 \Vl\.it‘v. fly\voig}lt champion of .\'c\\' Sou-Ih \\';l‘w<, ;defo:lt'o«lJimmy Donald. Tst 12.‘_.11_». :Vist'<)l'i.:lll oh:\mpiml, for the fi_\'-woig,-‘ht’ ‘cllalllpiml::hip Of’ ;\Ll.~'l‘l'ali:l. :11‘ HlO M.\f(‘lbmm‘m [‘;.lVi]ion I*or:ently. The hour wont 20 rounds and was interesting‘ Hll'o'llghout. TIM.‘ first. fivv I:mlnd>' \\'l'l".‘ ‘r'2lil'L\' C—vmx. Tlw .\‘_\fi(lll(3_\r boy was, p0r11:1p:<. :1, li‘;’:l<~ mo v:lg‘m'. nml 110 hm] :1 t'<l*xld~ (‘hay to \\'im,;‘ r:11'h01' ‘.\'il(lly. Frzmn lfhv lifth 10 Hw tenth round he Q;21ino(1 it‘. .<111)s1'z1n1'i21l lead in points. but in Hue iv3e\'(=llHl Dmzaltl 1‘u11.<0(1 vmlxixsiixslln by 'r-.~'omn= <l:I..<hiI1;: work, whivh ‘.1311 ‘NIO I.\W*\\‘ South \'\'alos I)o_\' on Hll‘ [tlUfvll.<i\'r2 must of flu‘ tinlt‘.

'l‘}nos«- \\'i|<l .<\villg'.< of \\'hilC’s were Inuvh in (wialvm-0 in tlw lztttvr I*>:n'l nf Hm <-un’to.<t. but‘ he Im*t<‘J out mmh puni.~‘hm('nt 10 his upponvnt‘ with .<zn:n"r }nl!!('hf-‘.< to HIP j:l\\'. Height and rvarh :1n«l 21 \'vr_\' u.<ufu} six'zli_<_;llt left \\'vr<' I"n<-!'()x'.< un2ll»li'ng \\"llito f 0 win thv (-11.'11n1»inn.<l|ip by :1 fa?!‘ I‘-!?1l“.“:II xv.‘ pniilh.