DEMPSEY OUTBOXED

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIV, Issue 9859, 5 July 1923, Page 5

DEMPSEY OUTBOXED

HITB BELOW BELT.

6ETB THE DECISION.

CROWD ALARMS REFEREE. {Pec Press Association, Copyright). (Received July 5, 12.20 p.m.) NEW YORK, July. 4. Dempsey defeated Gibbons on the zreferee’a decision. The fight lasted 15 rounds.

DETAILS OF THE FIGHT.

HEAVY MAULING. (BeceW i. Dempsey’s weight was 188 pounds and Gibbons’ l-7oi« In Round 1 Dempsey led landing heavy body blows, and dre hlood from Gibbons mouth with a, left hook. Gibbons retreated and landed twice on Dempsey s jaw, but the champion knocked the challenger Gibbons landed a hard Tight to the body, and then PP iKmpsey’s eye. Dempsey parried his proponent by a left to the jaw. jtound 3: Gibbons protested against Dempsey mauling him m clinches. Dempsey pounded his body savagely. Both exchanged head blows. (Received 12.45 p.m., This Day.) o uiy

in rounu ipur vxiupons xauueu a r. uuper-cu*. xxi-i*gnwuig lonovvcU, Jluacms uuiiiig wen ana tn« cuampiou having luouuio in m.ttuig nun. ' Zoiuid nye: uiooons move uempsey, hams, anocaing nun to tne ropes wiui two leits to one .jaw. Kept cuuemng, nut Giupons again diove Dempsey knocked Gibbons between the ropes as he came"J* 4>f a clinch, Gibbons protesting. Dempsey gave him severe puxusnment at Se quarters, which he continually seven: The crowd was angry as. Dempsey held and hit. j ;f en twice hit Gibbons .below the belt without the referee .protesting. „ Round eight: Gibbons rocked Dempsey two lefts to the jaw. Dempsey hit low and the crowd resented it[The round ended with an exchange hard blows. , - „ Round nine: Mostly a senes of clinches. Gibbons was distmctly boxing the champion and standing body punishment well. He also landed several ’hard blows to the jaw. Round 10: Gibbons improved in the dilS; and also neatly gey’s upper-cuts and straight hits. Round 11: Dempsey was outmanoeuvred again and struck f Jous the belt The crowd was furious. Gibbons .retaliated with two hard blows to -the jaw and dodged Dempmarked by sayage m fighting, Dempsey roughmg.it all over i.i>A rir) cr and striking low* Round 13: Gibbons .was out-guessing tJSv and dodging terrific upper,cutsP The challenger, boxing .beautifaUy> forced Dempsey to miss reiP6SSd 14: Dempsey, tiring missed . continually at long range and sought Z gS close. Gibbons’ generalship was fa Ro ß uSdTs : . Gibbons was now strictly ia.*ass '‘llf'ti'Si ™> ta.D«.p*?r- bS 6 2S"tf the liad announced his decision.

the big fight. ' .(Received ThitTßay. 9.20 a.m.) NEW YORK July 3-Demnsey-Gibbons fight ' w ’ lU standard timeffl.o corresponding New Zealand •’ as 9.39 this morning.)