THE JACKSON-SLAVIN PRIZE FIGHT.

Evening Post, Volume XLIII, Issue 133, 7 June 1892, Page 2

THE JACKSON-SLAVIN PRIZE FIGHT.

. SLAVIN SEVERELY PUNISHED. 'Br Telegraph. l ( Our Own Corfespondoit.) [PEB S.S. TARAWERA AT THE BLUFt'.] Jlelbouene, 31st May. News has been received that the prize fight between Frank Slavm aik> Peter Jackson, arranged by the National Sporting Club for was won by Jackson in ten rounds. On the opening, Slavin forced the fighting at a terrific pace. During the third round both men seemodconsitlerablypnmpod, but they recovered considerably by the fifth round. Jackson punished Slavin severely in tho eighth round, and in the tenth round dazed him by a heavy blow on the face, knocking him senseless. The fight lasted 38 minutes. The victory was tremendously popular. There were 1200 persons present. The betting «as (i to 4 on Slavin at the start, but a lot of money was forthcoming about Jackson, who weighed 14st 41b, while Slavin turned the scale at 13st 31b. Parson Davies, aud Joe Choynski seconded Jackson, while Burrows, Tom Williams, and Jack Slavin seconded Slavin. Lord Lonsdalo was the time-keeper for Jackson, and Pieaas for Slavin, and A. fnglis was referee. On commencing the fight, Slavin tried hia hardest to get in his heavy right-handers on his antagonist's body, but Jackson proved too clever a boxer, fighting away with his long loft. In the second round tho fighting was terrific, Jackson hitting oftoner than, though not so hard as, Slavin. In the third ronnd both seemed exhausted, but so far the contest was fairly even. During tho fourth ronnd Slavin tried rushing tactics, bnt Jackson kept him off. In the fourth round both rocoverod, but Slavin fought rather wildly, and several times crossed his legs and almost fell. In the sixth round Slavin inflicted tremendous body punishment, and in the seventh Jackeon appeared to bo tiring. In tho eighth Jackson constantly sraaahed hia loft into Slavin's face, and towards tho close nearly knockodhim down with a heavy rightbander. Ih thd ninth round Jackson landed three heavy blows on Slayin's neck, and the latter went weak into his cornor. In tho tenth, after boxing half-a-miriulo, Jackson landed heavily right and left on Slavin's face, the latter became dazed, whereupon Jackson fought him round tho ring and knocked him out in two minutes, amid tremendous cheeriug. Slavin attributes his defoat to deficient training. Numbers of tho nobility wero presont.