PRIZE FIGHTING.
BURNS BEAT LANG. NO HARD HITTING. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Received April 12, 1'.30 a.m. Sydney, April 11. Burns won the fight for the heavyweight championship on points, the fight lasing the whole twenty rounds. Fifteen thousand spectators witnessed the 'fight, which was not characterised by any hard hitting throughout the whole twenty rounds, the contestants contenting themselves with boxing cautiously for a knockout which never came.
A feature of the fight was the clever evasive work of Burns and the improved ring generalship of the Victorian.
Burns endeavoured to finish his opponent in the third round, but no serious damage resulted. About the tenth round the Victorian appeared to weaken, and it looked as if the end was in sight. However, the Victorian fought out the rounds, but Burns always held Lang well in hand.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 361, 12 April 1910, Page 5
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138PRIZE FIGHTING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 361, 12 April 1910, Page 5
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