ON REFEREE'S DECISION

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 4, 5 July 1923, Page 7

ON REFEREE'S DECISION

GIBBONS A BETTER GENERAL

VERDICT MOST UNPOPULAR.

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Dempsey defeated Gibbons on the referee's decision in ihe fifteenth ■ round.

The description of the fight is given by messages from Shelby, Montana (where the fight took place), via New York. Dempsey's weight was lost 61b; Gibbons's 12st T^-lb. In the first round Dempsey led viciously, landing heayy body blows, and drew blood from Gibbons's mouth with a left hook. Gibbons retreated and landed twice on Dempsey's jaw, but the champion knocked the challenger about easily. , In the second round Gibbons landed a hard right to the body, and then opened Dempsey's eye. Dempsey jarred Gibbons by a left to the jaw. In round three Gibbons protested at Dempsey mauling in the clinches. Dempsey pounded to the body savagely and both traded head blows. In the fourth round Gibbons landed a right uppereut. Hard in-fighting follower. Gibbons boxing well, and the champion having trouble in hitting him.

In round five, Gibbons drove Dempsey back, knocking "him to the ropes with two lefts to the jaw. Dempsey kept ■tlinching. Gibbons again drove him back.'

In round six Dempsey knocked Gibbons between the ropes 'as he came out of a clinch, Gibbons pretesting. Dempsey gave severe punishment at close quarters, which he continually soueht. In round seven the crowd "was angry, as Dempsey held and hit, then twice hit Gibbons below the belt without the referee protesting. In round eight Gibbons rocked' Dempsey with two lefts to the jaw. Dempsey hit low, the crowd threatening. The round ended in an exchange of he=id blows.

Rour.d nine saw a series of clinches. Gibbons distinctly outboxing the champion and standing body punishment well. He also landed several hard blows to the jaw. In round ten Gibbons improved in the cinches, and also neatly docked Dempsey s uppercuts and straights Kound cloven saw Dempsey outmanoeuvred. He again struck below tiis belt, and the crowd was furious. Gibbons retaliated with two hard blows to the jaw and dodged Dempsev's coun-

Round twelve was ■ characterised by savage m-hghtjng, Dempsey roughing all over the ring and striking low In .round thirteen! Gibbons kent Dempsey guessing, dodging terrific uppercuts. Tho challenger, boxing beaut:Hilly, torced Dempsey to miss repeated-

Round 14 found Dempsey tiriii" Ho .missed continually at long range, and sought, to get close. Gibbons's generalship was far superior. In round 15 Gibbons was now strictly on the defensive; Dempsey, desoerately trym- lor a knock-out, landed "on the l'i lg i J,f *' badly shaJ:ing Gibbons, but the bell sounded.

Dempsey got the referee's decision. lhe wildgst excitement followed the fight. Ihe refeves rushed out of the fetaaium immediately he announced the decision.