BOXING

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 June 1927, Page 6

BOXING

Mcknight defeated. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn.) SYDNEY, June 19. At Newcastle Stadium, Nelson McKnight (N.Z.), 10.51, suffered his first defeat in Australia when he was beaten by Jimmy Pearce, 10.81. MeKnight was floored half way through the ninth round. The referee stopped the contest and declared Pearce the winner. McKnight was down twice before, and was in a hopeless position. He received a heavy right to the head in the sixth round, and was down for eight seconds. This was the beginning of .the end. McKnight never recovered, and he received a terrific pasting until the referee terminated the fight. The New Zealander’s showing was very courageous, and earned great applause. It was learned later that McKnight broke a small bone in his right hand a week ago, and stepped into the ring under a serious disadvantage in facing an opponent like Pearce, who is regarded as the future welter champion of Australia.

THOMPSON v. WALKER. SYDNEY, June 19. At the Stadium, George Thompson knocked out Wally Walker in the seventh round. Walker was outclassed and was badly punished. BILLY GRIME WINS. NEW YORK, June 18. At Los Angeles, Billy Grime, the bolder of three Australian titles, won on points in his ten rounds bout against Pico Ramies, .the Mexican boxer. Ramies, although a clever, courageous boxer, was wholly unable to cope with the wearing, lunging attack of Grime, who out-boxed and out-slugged him. The Australian reached his opponent’s jaw almost at will, and the Mexican was a tired and much-batter-ed man when the final bell rang. Grime took the first three rounds by a wide margin. The Mexican apparently determined to rush Grime in the third round, and storing viciously, each blow carrying a potential knockout, but the crowd roared with laughter when the Australian side-stepped these, and in return sent biting lefts that damaged his opponent’s face. Ramies was more cautious in the fourth round, in which he shaded his opponent by landing several heavy punches at close quarters. ■ Grime returned to win the fifth, badly cutting the Mexican’s eye, and lacing him soundly throughout the session. Only Ramies’ great strength and determination were keeping him on his feet.

Grime during the next three rounds continued a constant battery of blows to the head and body, clearly showing a superiority. Ramies gave evidence of his great courage and skill by returning in the ninth and trading blow for blow, making the round even. The Mexican continued his attack in the tenth, with a slight superiority in that session, by continuing effective body blows, but Grime gained the decision, his supremacy generally throughout the bout being obvious.'

PURDY’S SECOND SUCCESS.

In winning his second fight in Australia, Charlie Purdy, the New Zealand lightweight champion, according to the Sydney ‘Referee” showed splendid pluck and toughness. The bout was with Bill Richards, who in the first couple of rounds made things none too pleasant for the New Zealander. By clever side-stepping and boxing, however, Purdy was able to beat his opponent to the punch up till the 13th round, which went to the Australian. Richards also won the 14th round, but in the 15th Purdy got busy again. He won the fight by a fair margin.