DEFEAT OF CARNERA

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 27 June 1935, Page 3

DEFEAT OF CARNERA

NEGRO DEFINITELY SUPERIOR WINS ON TECHNICAL KNOCK-OUT BOUT ENDS IN SIXTH. CUniUal Frtss Association—By Electric TolograpU Copyright). NEW YORK, June 2d. Joe Louis, the Detroit negro, technically knocked out Primo Camera, former heavyweight champion of tho world, in the sixth round of a scheduled 15-round bout.

With 50,000 spectators and gross receipts -possibly an excess of £Bo,oo— outstanding sum in these days—popular interest lar exceeding the Baer-Braddock fight was shown. Louis’ weight was 1-lst 2lb and Car, nera’s 18st BJib. The odds rather iavoured the negro. The first three rounds were comparatively slow, although both men succeeded in landing good solid blows both to the body and the head. Louis was frequently short with his blows, finding it hard to reach. Carnera. The negro, however, took the first and third rounds by his superior driving power, landing straight lefts to the face and heart that shook the Italian.

Louis continued to find Camera’s face with well-directed hooks to the jaw and head during the fourth and fifth. Louis was wary and skilful, timing fiis blows well and administering steady punishment to his opponent. A blow to Camera’s mouth in the first had drawn blood. Camera was plainly in difficulties from the start and his troubles increased. He was being so badly battered in the sixth that the end seemed momentarily near. A straight right to Camera’s jaw dropped the Italian for a count of four. He staggered up, and on rising another Tight sent him down again for a count of four. Then a left and a right dropped Camera or a count of three, and when ho arose was apparently so weak and helpless that he seemed oblivious of his surroundings. The referee stepped in front of Carnera and stopped tho fight 152 seconds after tho start of the round. i Louis is the most-talked-of coloured tighter since Jack Johnson; less than | a year ago he was an amateur. Louis comes from Alabama and is not yet 21 years old.

STIRLING LOSES HIS TITLE. DEFEATED BY N. MUDGWAY. DECISION CAUSES SURPRISE. CHRITCHURCH, June 26. Don Stirling, Oamaru, professional welterweight champion of New Zealand, lost his title to-night to N. Mudgway, Waihi, in a 15-round -ut which went the full distance. The decision, although popular with the spectators, was surprising to sonje. "Both boxers were very fit, fast and clever. After the first few rounds Stirling did most of the leading and made the* fight all the way. He scored requentlv with heavy rights over toe heart and to the head. Mudgway was therefore mostly on the defence and showed excellent skill and tact-i •«. However, he took much pumshmeut, though he was never distressed. AMBROSE PALMER WINS. OUTPOINTS PIETRO GIORGI. SYDNEY, June 26. At the Leichhardt stadium to-night Ambrose Palmer, 12st 41b, outposted the American, Pietro- Giorgi, l?st 31b, in a fifteen round boxing match. 1 aimer won most convincingly •