HARD PUNCHES

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 181, 2 August 1944, Page 7

HARD PUNCHES

COLOURED BOXERS AMERICAN FORCES' TEAM The team of amateur boxers from the American Forces in the South Pacific, consisting entirely of coloured men, Hawaiians and negros, proved too strong for the Aucklanders available in the tourney at the Town Hall last night, and won ten bouts to five. The Aucklanders, after commencing with two wins, led at one stage by five bouts to three, but were outfought in the subsequent senior events. The visitors revealed a high standard, and were mostly fast, hard punchers, who excelled in the use of the right hand. The results were:— G. Broadhurst (Auckland), 8.2, beat T. Dawson, 7.11, on points. Broadhurst was mainly the aggressor, and had his opponent smothering for most of the second round. W. J. Breeze (Auckland), 9.2, beat J. Gonsalves, 8.11, a southpaw, on points. Breeze hammered his opponent with his right and had a clear advantage throughout. Gonsalves threw some wild left swings in the final round and connected with one after the gong had sounded. H. Pacheco (United States), 9.10, beat J. Howe, 9.8, by a technical knockout in the second round. Pacheco had Howe nonplussed in the opening round and sent him to the canvas with solid rights to the body in the second, when the referee stopped the bout. E. Pavao (United States), 10.1, beat B. Catley, 10.2, on points. Catley did the better in the first round by using his left, but Pavao landed' most of the clean blows afterwards with his right, and won a tame bout. T. Dodd (United States), 10.12, beat J. Kitchen, 11.4, on points. Kitchen used his left effectively for two rounds, but was beaten to the punch in the third. D. McGrath (Auckland), 11.3, beat F. Galleon, 11.4, on points, the verdict not meeting with the universal approval of the crowd. McGrath plied a lively left and landed a couple of right crosses to take the first round, while Galleon connected with right swings to have the better in the second, The deciding round was the last, and McGrath, by the skilful use of his left, had the better of it. W. Ngakura (Auckland), 12.0, beat C. Green, 12.7, on points. The visitor weaved and duckfed, while Ngakura pushed him round the ring in forcing the bout. R. King (Auckland), 8.6, beat E. Reyes, 8.3, on points, but did not appear to win the bout. There was hard punohing from the start, and though King mixed it gamely throughout he was frequently beaten to the punch. The verdict was hooted. „ „ „ , ... F. Bungar (United States), 9.1, beat A. Gordon, 9.3, on points. Bungar, who has won Hawaiian championships, hit hard with his right and sent Gordon to the canvas in the second round, the Aucklander taking full advantage of the count; he then fought back gamely. Bungar was looking for a chance to land his right again afterwards, and deservedly won the bout. _ A. Cooper (United States), 9.8, beat E. Black, 9.2, on points. Black resented Cooper's tactics and started to rough him in the clinches in the second round, when the referee warned the pair. Cooper was a confident boxer, and towards the end of the third round stuck out his chin invitingly to draw Black. A. Foster (United Statos), 10.2, beat S. Murfitt, 10.7, on points. Foster, a 1941 Golden Gloves champion, threw some vicious punches into the air and had Murfitt fighting evasively. „ E. Lara (United States), 11.0, beat D. MeLeod, 11.1, on points. McLeod ran into a left to the stomach early and took a count of eight. He weathered the round by swinging desperate rights. The second round was a battle of right crosses and swings, and Lara did the cleaner hitting. There was not rtiuch in the third, in which McLeod scored with a left to the chest at the gong. H. Smith (United States), 11.4, beat L. Salmon, 11.2, on points. Smith hit Salmon with heavy rights and sent him to the mat in the first round. After Salmon had taken further heavy punishment to the face in the second round he gave up the unequal contest. Smith proved a classy amateur.

G. Sanders (United States), 12.4, beat M. Quinn, 12.4, in the first round by a technical knock-out. Quinn received blows to the head in the first minute of the bout and slumped against the ropes, and when struck again fell to the canvas. R. Foxworth (United States), 13.7, beat F. Zimmerman, 1G.2, on a foul in the second round. Zimmerman was being punished by the American and persisted in low blows to the body after being warned.