ONE-SIDED BOXING

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 250, 21 July 1942, Page 2

ONE-SIDED BOXING

Rayner Too Rugged For Dunn In a professional lightweight boxing contest over 12 rounds in the Wellington Town Hall last night, Clarrle Rayner (Marlborough), 9.9 J, proved too rugged and clever for Henry Dunn (Wellington), 9.10 J. So quiet were the opening stages that a wag called out at the end of the fourth round. “When is the fight going to start?" This caused them to warm up in the next round, Rayner having the better of some willing exchanges. Rayner took the aggressive In the sixth round, and did telling work with left hooks to the head, and had Dunn doing some nimble side-step-ping throughout the seventh round. Continuing to do the leading, Rayner dropped his man with a right uppercut, but the gong brought much-needed relief to Dunn on the count of three. It was all Rayner after this, and his nippy left-hooks hail Dunn’s face well marked in the closing rounds. The final round saw Dunn do some fighting, but Rayner met him more than half-way at this game, and went on ‘o score a clear-cut victory by a wide margin of points. Lieutenant H. F. Volkman. a competent overseas referee, controlled the bout ad mlrably. Amateur Preliminaries. The amateur preliminaries consisted of a teams match between overseas servicemen and Wellington amateurs, the results being as follows: —11. W. Anderson. 9.1(1. beat 11. Hoffman (Wellington), 10.2, in a hard-hitting contest, in which Hoffman was down for seven in the third round; T. McPherson (Railways). 7.91. outpointed fl. McDonald (Newtown). 7.7, in n brisk spar: J Luddon (Army). 11.0, outpointed N. Mangold. 11.2. In a thrilling bout, tn which they had the crowded in a frenzy of excitement with their flurry of blows; B. Murpliv (Wellington). 10.9. outpointed L Butler. 10.9. In one of the most scientific welterweight contests seen in a local ring for a long time past, thunders of applause following the men as they left the arena; R. Parker 10.12. heat K WJ»’tU ■ Wellington! 11.0, b.v beating his man to the punch and doing most of the leading; H Rhonest. 12.5. knocked A Walker lArniv) out In the first round with >i heavy right cross to the bead. Mr P Stnne was the referee, and the Judging throughout the evening was done by Messrs W. P. Sommervllle and G P. Aldridge.