BOXING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 48, 15 July 1912, Page 7

BOXING.

JOHNSON'S VICTORY.

WHY THE FIGHT WAS STOPPED.

The Sydney Sun of the oth inst. had a long special cable message giving full details of the Johnson-Flynn fight, which go to show that the negro had the best of it right through. After the fight, Eddie Smith, the referee, said that both men had repeatedly violated the rules, Flynn being the principal offender. Smith added that he had been forced to warn Flynn seven or eight times. While the boxer did not appear to l.h/nk he was doing foul work he did much damage. There was no serious complaint to be made, Smith added, as far as Johnson was concerned. He had not felt called upon to disqualify Flynn, but after Captain Cole's action there was nothing left for the referee to do but to award the fight to Johnson. When Johnson left the ring it was seen that apart from a slight cut on his mouth he showed no signs that he had been fighting at all. His breathing was regular and his temper unruffled. "It is no use talking about it," he said, "I just galloped." The fight was not pleasant to look at. Flynn tried to fight in the fashion he announced he would, but he was powerless against the great black. Repeatedly Flynn tried to bore in, but it was like throwing himself upon an iron palisade. Johnson pushed his man away effectively without violating the rules.

Johnson held the fireman 'baffled throughout, and Flynn failed to land one good punch which might be classified as damaging. The only apparent damage was the slight injury to the champion's mouth. Johnson said that he got that through Flynn butting him. The champion had little difficulty in reaching his opponent's face with long left and right jabs, or left and right uppercuts. At the end of the second round John-, son had Flynn bleeding badly. The negro fought one of his lazy fights, and it appeared that if he had tried ma best he could have stopped Flynn at any stage of the game after the first round.

OFFERS FOR A FTfiHT WITH THE CHAM'PIOX. Las Vegas, July 4. The Kenneth Brothers spurred four rounds. The arena was about one-third filled at 20 minutes past two. There was then no sign of the heavyweights. The referee, Eddie Smith, announced that lie had received a request from the Mahon Bros., of New York, to arrange a match between Jack Johnson and Joe Jeannette. Johnson's end of the purse was to be £4OO(V A Paris promoter offered Johnson £OOOO to meet Jeanette. in a 30-roumls contest in that city. Jeannette's acceptance of the terms had been received, and he was willing to make a side wager of £2OO. MORE CHALLENGES. Al Palzer has challenged Johnson, and has posted 1000 dollars in Cincinnati as a guarantee of good faith. McCarthy, the latest white hope among the heavy weights, -wired Flynn that he would fight him in New York, win or lose.