ONE-SIDED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 128, 1 June 1937, Page 14

ONE-SIDED.

WELTER BOXING.

DEFEAT OF JEN KIN.

EAST WIN FOR MARTIN. \! The professional welter-weight boxing ftiatch between Billy Martin, of Australia, and Stan Jenkin, of Oamaru, which was 1 staged at the Town Hall last evening by . the Auckland Boxing Association, proved ; a disappointment, the Australian outclassing his opponent and winning by a ! knock-out in the eighth round. The amateur bouts proved entertaining, the standard was good, and it was that portion of the programme which was appreciated most by a fairly large attendance. I Martin has made an Auckland reputation of being a fast two-handed boxer, with a wondenul defence and ability to hit hard. It was Jenkin's fourth appearance in the 4 professional ring. He is tall, has a good reach, but it is evident that he has still a 1 lot to learn about ring strategy. At no i stage did the New Zealander shape con- f vincingly, and from an early stage it appeared that the bout would last just as j long as the Australian was prepared to let « it go on. The New Zealander's leading t was slow, and in the in-fighting he was t palpably outclassed. , The weights were: Martin 10.7 and 4 Jenkin 10.4. 11 Speed and Aggression. ' ( Martin opened the bout with speed and ; aggressiveness, and immediately went in t to punish the New Zealander with a hard 1 left rip. Jenkin appeared to be nervous, but he showed skill in covering up. i In the second round Jenkin appeared to , get a better idea of the rushing style of t his rugged opponent, and Martin went t through the round in spasms of lively _ action. , j ( The Australian took the third round in < a light-hearted way, scoring freely with the H rip, and alternating things with a hard £ right cross to the head, with the New 1 Zealander occasionally upper-cutting in < return. : c The next two rounds were rather colour- j less, but with Martin well ahead on points. The Australian took the sixth round in a casual way, and let the New - Zealander do the leading, and 011 points it was the New Zealander's round. , Martin opened the seventh with a great burst of speed and fiery hitting. Then he ' slackened off. The spectators were urging : Mai tin at this stage to box. H<s took umbrage at a remark from near the ringside, and stopped to show his annoyance, ' and there was a storm of disapproval. It 1 was cat and mouse tactics at this stage. ! with the New Zealander slipping further into the shadows. came the eighth and final round. 1 Martin stormed in at the gong to land a 1 hard left rip to the solar plexus, and the < New Zealander slumped and sank by the k ropes. At the count of eight he came to his feet dazed and shaken, and Martin ,' again stormed in, this time to land a left . hook to the head* which brought a very • unsatisfactory contest to a close. j ■ Amateur. Bouts. 1 . Welter-weight. - Stoker E. Mitchell (H.M.S. Leith), 10.7, drew with D. John- * ston, 10.7. Both men boxed steadily ' through an even opening round, but Johnson was a shade in front at the end of the next one. They went evenly through the third, lhe pair fought hard all the way thiough the final round, and a draw was a popular decision. V, Caultau* 00.4) defeated E. Estall (10.6) on points. Caultaux, who relied solely on hard hitting, shook Estall with a right swing as soon as the bout opened but Estall boxed coolly, and landed a couple of solid upper-cuts in return. Lstall had the better style of the pair, and outpointed his opponent in the second round. Estall continued to place his shots the more cleanly of the pair, but Caultaux fought back vigorously through the final round and got the decision. Feather-weight.—P. Kelly (9.6) defeated H. Stock (9.0) on points after a bright and even opening round, with the pair showing a good blend of style and skill. Kelly shaded his opponent in the next two rounds, and held the advantage to the end. - g Light-weight.—E. Black (9.3%) defeated ' T. Marshall (9.6) on points. Ability to use his left gave Black the advan- <] tage in the early rounds. In the final one Marshall fought back gamely in 0 a two-handed way, but he could not make up the leeway. Ofticials:--Referees. Messrs. R. Meal". ' • ofessioiial), A. B. .loolin (amateur); inil'.'ns. Messrs. H. W. Prion and (J. Bii<h 1 ••rcfi ssional): S. E. Burke and J. H. S'"an (amateur): time-keepers. Messrs. Cowan and J. K. Douglas: official announcer. Mr. W. K. Dervan.