DID THE GONG ROB STOCK OF WIN OVER DUNN?

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 250, 21 October 1944, Page 3 (Supplement)

DID THE GONG ROB STOCK OF WIN OVER DUNN?

NEITHER A 1 Stock nor the spectators at the Town Hall last Monday night could have foreseen that the clang of the gong that frustrated A 1 Stock's opportunity to follow up his eight-second knockdown of Tommy Dunn was to be the turning point in their return bout. A 1 was somewhat surprised to see his opponent regain his feet after that right to the head, but had the three minutes not elapsed so inopportunely for Stock, it appears pounds to pennies that he would have had the dazed Dunn at his mercy. And if there is any""doubt about Dilhn being distressed, we have it from his brother and trainer, Dick, that when the Wellington lad was taken charge of by his seconds he was as good as out. The recovery ,in that tense minute, and Dunn s turning of the tables against Stock from the fifth round onwards, eventually to punch him into a last three minutes of desperate evasion, was a highlight of the season s ring happenings. , - "A hard fellow to hit and one of the best sports I have ever fought, was Tommy's tribute to Stock. A bit of a wag, too. He talks to you in the clinches. In the eighth round after I had landed a blow, he said 'That was a beaut,'" added Tommy. It was apparent that .there is no illfeeling between this pair. Monday's fight was as attractive as anything the Auckland association has staged this season, but tne attendance did not provide as big a "gate" as some of the other professional contests. It is doubtful if the net- proceeds will provide an extra

£30 bonus, a proviso of the contract. The maximum of £150 has been paid freely this season, and on some occasions the association has been on the losing side. The biggest moneyspinners were the two CaltauxStock contests, when the gross takings were over £400.

Unless some unexpected talent is found It is unlikely that any further professional contests will be staged in AucKlanfl this season. Amateur's Good Impression A good impression was made by L. Domney, one of the Hutt Valley visitors, whose fast, clean boxing made his decision over hard-hitting J. Donald a certainty. Donald was giving away a lot in height to his opponent who is approaching the 6ft mark, and has built up a reputation in Wellington. He has been unbeaten during the past three seasons. Now 18, he has been in Dick Dunn's charge for a number of years, and his career has been carefully planned and his appearances in the ring not overdone. Domney fought a draw with "Sonny" Black when the Wellington amateurs visited Auckland last year. He is the Wellington senior lightweight champion.