BOXING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 284, 28 May 1912, Page 7

BOXING

MAXWELL v. PORTER.

' (By "Moturoa "). A record race crowd attended the Wanganui Boxing Association's tournament on Friday evening, the principal contest billed being a professional light-weight contest between Allen Maxwell (Hawera) and Leon Porter (Hastings). Both boxers stripped at their best, and were evenly matched as regards height, reach and weight. Maxwell was favorite. Round I.—Maxwell scored with light left loads to the face, and Porter boxed warily. Maxwell forced the fighting, but his opponent put in a couple of weighty body blows. Maxwell led on points. 1 Round 2.—Maxwell made the pace, and with a couple of straight lefts rattled the Hastings boy. The latter tried for his Jiead, but Maxwell ducked cleverly, and took heavy right and left swings on his gloves. The round was even and unexciting.

Round 3.—Porter improved early, and a heavy mix-up in the centre left honors even. Porter stopped a left to the face and looked dazed when the gong went. Round 4.—Maxwell again forced the fightin<-, and scored with right and left, but a heavy left swing went wide of the mark. Porter upper-cut, Maxwell twice, and they were going strongly at short range when stopped. Round s.—The Taranaki boy was making the pace again, but Porter seemed to have tumbled to the left lead, and evaded well. Porter punished his opponent with heavy blows, and it was seen that he used more force than Maxwell. Porter 'knocked Maxwell's head back with right and ileft swings, but both stepped l lightly to their corners with no damage done.

Round 6.—Porter raised liis backers' hopes by wading in -and mixing freely. Maxwell scored with a straight left to the jaw, "but was almost staggered by a rousing left to the point. They exchanged ineffectual swings as the bell went.

Round 7 Maxwell got to work quickly with lefts, and blocked the returns in good style. Porter scored twice, and the round was clearly his. Round 8. —Porter put it all over the Hawera boy in this round, and for a minute the latter appeared to lose his dash. He came up pluckily for more—and got it! Porter was leading easily on points. Round 9.—Porter again connected with heavy swings, during one of which Maxwell's head banged heavily into one of the posts. He was in a bad way, but ducked and blocked successfully till "corners."

Round 10.—'Porter still forced the pace, and Maxwell looked in a bad way, but seemed to take the punishment calmly. Round 11. —Maxwell came up smartly and forced the fighting, having Porter on the ropes and hard put to it to smother the onslaught. It was only a momentary flash, however, for Porter out-fought, Mm in the latter stages and almost had him out. Round 12. —Maxwell looked tired as he faced up, but Porter, though bleeding ■from the left eye, was quite fresh. 'Porter scored with both hands several times, and the battle looked a certainty for him. Round 13. —Porter Ashed in to finish the fight, but Maxwell pushed him off and fought back vigorously. Both showed good fighting in the close, and raised the crowd to great enthusiasm. Porter was having the best of the final "rough-

Bound 14.—Both scored in a rough tussle, but Porter's blows were stronger. Maxwell came again, but Porter retaliated with right and left swings. Round 15.—Porter had the upper hand, but Maxwell fought vigorously and evaded the knock-out. Both were going strongly when the bell went. Mr. Sampson proclaimed 'Porter the •winner amidst a scene of great enthusiasm. Cheers for both fighters were lustily given.

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