BOXING

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 December 1934, Page 5

BOXING

HAWES KNOCKS OUT RAYNOR. The Wesport Boxing Association put on a fine programme for their Boxing Night tQurney, but evidently the people of Westport do not appreciate the efforts of the Association to provide them with a good evening’s sport, ns the attendance was only ordinary, (says the “Westport News.”) However. from a fistic point of view, the tourney could be pronounced a gieat success, as there was not one (lull moment. from the first preliminary to the sensational conclusion of the big professional encounter. The amateurs were well matched and their bouts were closely contested, but it remained for Percy Hawes and Clarry Raynor to put on the thrills in the main contest, which was one of the finest and most thrilling witnessed in Westport for some years. Percy Hawes (Christchurch) 8.6 v. Clarrv Ravnor (Blenheim), 8.11: — In ’the first round. Raynor shot across smartly with a nice left and Hawes later stopped another solid one on the chest. He retaliated, however, with a solid left to the face and body punches. In the next issue, the champion danced in and out, scoring with his left again, but Hawes was fighting confidently and got in several body punches. Ravnor finished up the round with a beautiful straight left and when Hawes came in the Blenheim boy slipped on to his back, but was up like a flash. This was a good round with the contestants warming up to their work. Raynor led off the third round with

more body connections, and a great rally saw both Hawes and Raynor sending in some solid stuff. Hawes connected with a right to the jaw and lefts from each boy carried plenty of sting. Raynor was the cleaner hitter. In the fourth round, the fighters sparred round for an opening, until Raynor again shot out his left, but Hawes got his own back with two nasty uppercuts to the face and stomach. Raynor rushed in to bo met by Hawes, who came out best in the hot fighting that followed. The fifth round was even, with some exciting moments when the contestants mixed it at will, their punches very seldom being wasted. The sixth was a quieter round, the only stir being when Raynor sent in a barrage to Hawes’ stomach. Raynor was fighting well and put in some good work in the seventh round, but the pace had slowed up a little. Near the bell, Raynor stung his man with a bonny left swing to the jaw. Then they fought seriously and Hawes earned applause for an exceptionally hard swing to the face. The eighth and ninth rounds saw Hawes gain the ascendancy and he! had Raynor in difficulties on two oc-| casions, only the latter’s clever defen-| sive work saving him. Hawes slipped i to the floor and Raynor nearly hit • him when he was down by accident. I The tenth was a great go. with ' Hawes punching the hardest and carry-1 ing the fight to his opponent. ' The 11th round had not been long : in progress when Hawes swung his left like lightning to Raynor’s solar plexus, and the fight was all over. The blow was a smasher, as Raynor took a long time to recover. Mr L. O’Neill was referee, and his decisions were well received.

MILLER V. BROWN. LONDON, December 26. Freddie Miller, world featherweight champion, outpointed Al Brown, the woi’ld bantam champion, in a bout over ten rounds.