BOXING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 95, 1 February 1934, Page 2

BOXING.

BRITISH HEAVY-WEIGHT. HARVEY THE BETTER BOXER. Describing the bout \in which Len. Harvey, of Plymouth, took the British heavy-weight' boxing championship from Jack Petersen, of Cardiff,, oh points in 15 rounds, in London recently, an English paper says: "Harvey was an infinitely better boxer than Petersen, his ringcraft, superb footwork, and, clever tactics proving far too much for his opponent. He showed also that he had that instinct of attack which riiany had denied him, and rffter he had let Petersen do all the leading in the,first seven rounds he took his opportunity and attacked so .fiercely that Petersen hit out wildly and had no opportunity to recover his strength and poise. Petersen, indeed, boxed better than he has ever done before, and that was not nearly good! enough to beat Harvey. At times" there was a ,good deal of clinching, and close fighting, but the whole match was contested! cleanly and without a suspicion of a low blow, a welcome contrast to many heavy-weight fights in recent years. « Petersen may comfort himself for his defeat with the reflection that he has assisted, Harvey to restore much of the prestige which British: heavy-weight boxers have lost in the past 10 years."