BOXING

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 143, 20 June 1938, Page 5

BOXING

DUNN AGAIN BEATS GANZON

{By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, June 19.

For the second time in a fortnight Henry Dunn, 9st 71b (Wellington), outpointed Dommy Ganzon, 9st 21b, the Filipino boxer, in a ten-round professional bout on Saturday night. The match attracted an attendance of between 3000 and 4000 in King Edward Barracks. Dunn deserved his win, but it was by a narrow margin. Dunn, by beating Ganzon, proved that even brilliant footwork and masterly defence cannot withstand an onslaught by a boxer intent on forcing the pace in every round. Ganzon won the early rounds with a flicking and extremely quick left which, however, seemed to lack power, but about the fourth round Dunn connected with good rights to the body and from then on took the fighting to Ganzon. Dunn took much punishment in his efforts to force the pace, but it was profitable strategy, because he gradually built up a points lead, mostly with good body blows. At one stage it seemed as if he might knock out Ganzon. but in spite of his slighter build the Filipino was a glutton for punishment and the only effect it had on the imffid* was to slar^up-:hi*^asyeme!im-