JOHNNY LECKIE MAKES GOOD IN AUSTRALIA.—The New Zealand lightweight boxer, after his sensational defeat of Billy Grime, at Sydney, in his first appearance in Australia, added further lustre to his record by defeating Claude Wilson, America, on points, in a fifteen-round contest at Melbourne. An incident of the second round is shown here, Leckie being on the left.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 104, 4 May 1929, Page 12
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58JOHNNY LECKIE MAKES GOOD IN AUSTRALIA.—The New Zealand lightweight boxer, after his sensational defeat of Billy Grime, at Sydney, in his first appearance in Australia, added further lustre to his record by defeating Claude Wilson, America, on points, in a fifteen-round contest at Melbourne. An incident of the second round is shown here, Leckie being on the left. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 104, 4 May 1929, Page 12
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