BOXING

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 40, 16 August 1921, Page 4

BOXING

WILLIAMS V. DWYER

DECISION IN ELEVENTH ROUND.

A professional boxing match, between "Bob" Williams and "Hughie" Dwyer, both Australians, took place at the Town Hall last night under the management of 'the Wellingon Boxing Association. Th« two men met at Napier recently, and'the result was a, draw. Last night Dwyer appeared to be in better condition than his opponent, and he was more agile. The contest did not go the MI fifteen rounds, Williams being dazed in the tenth by a right upper-cut. The towel was thrown in in the next, after Williams rose from two counts. Throughout the contest there was nothing of a. very heavy order until the deciding blow in the tenth. The officials were :— Referee, Mr. Earl Stewart; judgejs, Messrs. B. x\. Guise and C. E. Bridge (professional), and D. S. Hoggard and C. E. Bridge (amateurs). The opening bout of the principal contest gave evidence that a good display <p boxing was in ,store, although both took matters fairly quietly. The early hitting was mostly done by Williams, but His opponent's defence was sound. It was not until the third round that any vigour was shown. While Dwyer was doing the more prettier boxing, Williams was the harder hitter. One of the letter's blows got Dwyer high up on the head, causing him to reel. Williams was carrying much more condition than Dwyer, and the latter made it his business to send in some stinging rips to tilie body. Williams, however, retaliated with some solid rights and lefts to the head. Towards the end of the fourth round Dwyer piled on. points with five-nice lefts to the face. The fifth round was more notable for the number of blows which missed than those which connected. ■ The outstanding blows were a solid left by Dwyer which was countered with a heavy right from Williams —neatly done, and' which brought loud applause. There was a little more sting in the work at the beginning of the sixth round, but it slackened towards the end.- Dwyer dealt out several good rights, but.Williams was not disturbed. Round seven was Dwyer's all the way, some solid stuff being put across. Eight from tho third round Dwyer had Xieen doing the leading. By clever head-work ' vVilliama missed a lot of Dwyer's well-intentioned blows in the eighth round. William? also.got in some good work to the f.vv> and body, but Dwyer was by no means idle. Dwyer was still in the ascendancy in tho ninth round, and after the spell forced the pace all the way through the tenth, paying particular attention to Williams's head. He landed many sterling rights, and towards the finish a stinging right upper-cut saw Williams dazed. It was Dwyer's opportunity, and,he tried to make the most of it, but the gong saved Williams. When the eleventh,,which proved to be the last round, started Dwyer quickly got busy, and Williams, who had not recovered during the minute interval, could not evade his opponent's Wowb. A solid right sent him down for nine. On getting to his foot Dwyer sent him down again. Again, at nine, Williams regained his feet, but another blow to the head sent him to the canvas with a crash. The towel then came in from tho corner, and Dwyer was declared the winner. THE PRELIMINARIES. ' J The first of three amateur contests, which preceded the big event, was & willing go between two ban-tamis, J. M'Morran and -J. Rusterholtz. Tlu weights were given as Bst 2lb and Bst 51b respectively, but in height and reach Puiiste-rboltz had a distinct advantage. Solid piuiehes were dealt out in .each of four rounds by both contestants, but the boxing' was clean although neither showed much knowledge of the finer points ■of the game. ■ Rusterholtz was declared the winner. J. Porter (lOst) and P. M'Arty (9st 8lb) provided tha comedy, bout of th« evening, .science being thrown to the wind. ' There was not much to pick and choose between either of the lightweights. M'Arty received the verdict. D. Kelly (Bst lib) filled C. xearce's place against J. M'lCenzie (Bst lib), of Napier. Three two-minute rounds were {'ought, in the first of which the' visitor displayed knowledge, confidence, and vigour. He was, however, a f little too open, and Kelly profited by this.in the second round. After a ha.rd-fought third round the judges could not agree, and the .referee ordered an extra round. M'Kenzie was the better boxer,- and the verdict in favour of Kolly met with a mixed reception.