JOE LOUIS WINS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1935, Page 5

JOE LOUIS WINS

GARNERA BEATEN TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT. /United " Press Association -By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.! NEW YORK, June 25. Joe Louis technically knocked out Camera, i<> the sixth round of a scheduled fifteen round bout. With fifty thousand spectators and the gross receipts possibly in excess of j'mir hundred thousand dollars—an astonishing sum in these days—a popular interest far exceeding that in the Baor-Bvaddoek fight was shown in the Carnera-Louis bout. Louis weighed 198 and Camera 280* pounds. The odds somewhat favourer. 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 his opponent. The negro, however, took the first and third rounds by Ills superior driving power, he landing straight lefts to the face and heart. $ Louis continued to find Camera’s face with well-directed hooks to 'the jaw and the head during the fourth and fifth rounds. Louis was both wary and skilful and was timing his blows well and administering steady punishment to his opponent. A blow to Camera’s mouth in the first round had drawn blood. Camera was plainly in difficulties from the start, and his troubles increased. He was being so badly battered in the sixth round' that the end seemed momentarilv near.

A straight right to Camera’s jawdropped the Italian for a count of four. He staggered up, ,and on rising, another right sent him down again for another count of four. Then when he arose, a left and right dropped Car-nern-for a count of three, and when he arose, lie was apparently so weak and helpless that he seemed to be oblivious of his surroundings, 'so the referee stopped the fight 152 seconds after the start of. the round.

IVIN FOB PALMER,; (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY, June-27. At the Leichhardt Stadium, last night, Ambrose Palmer <l2st. 41b.) outpointed the American, Pietro Georgy (12st. 31b.) in fifteen rounds. Palmer won most convincingly.

WIN FOR M EDGE WAY. CHRISCTIIURCH, June 2G Don Stirling, of Oamr.ru,. the. professional welterweight champion of New Zealand, lost his title to-night to N. Mud gcwa.v, of Waihi, in a 15-round bout, which went the full distance The decision, although popular with the spectators, was surprising to some. 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 wav. He scored frequently with heavy rights over the heart and to the head. Mudgewny, was. therefore, mostly on the defence, and he showed excellent skill and tactics. However, lie took much punishment, though he was never distressed.