BOXING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 195, 19 July 1937, Page 8

BOXING

MARTIN BEATS McMAHON. AUSTRALIAN’S DECISIVE WIN. Mooting Billy .Martin, the Australian, in a boxing match at Hastings on Saturday night, Jack McMahon, ot Palmerston North, suffered a defeat on points. In the last round the Australian punished McMahon severely and, with the Palmerston North boxer’s chin undefended, landed several heavy punches which sent him to the mat. McMahon rose at the count of three, but went down under another onslaught and the final gong sounded when the referee’s count had reached six. 4

McMahon found the Australian too clever, hut lie was persistently aggressive and his tactics found favour with the large attendance. Martin did his most damaging work in spasms. In the eleventh round lie shook McMahon witli a blow to the chin and then proceeded to administer a lot of punishment. It was the same in tho fifteenth round, when Martin used Ins right with telling effect. Martin’s weight was lOst 71b and McMahon’s lOst 81b. Jn the opening round Martin used his left, but McMahon took it on his glove, while he was not slow in attacking. Two light lefts lrorri McMahon connected, but the Palmerston North boxer then suffered a left rip and a left swing. Martin was showing his ability as a boxer, and fine work gave him the second round. In the third round McMahon used his right on Martin’s body and in the next connected with ■ three more rights. McMahon was then forcing the pace, but at the close of the round a leit to the face steadied up his attack. McMahon received a jolting short right in the face at the beginning of the fifth round, and an exchange of rights was followed by Martin swinging in a lefthanded punch. McMahon had tho Australian missing his mark in the sixth ■round, and on several occasions secured points with lefts to the face. McMahon had been taking a number of the Australian’s punches on his gloves. A right to the jaw, a. left to the face and then another right to the jaw by Martin in the seventh round gave some persons in the audience the impression that the fight was nearly ended, but McMahon showed fine stamina and was not afraid to meet Martin on even terms for the rest of the round. In the eighth round Martin attempted to use his right, hut McMahon beat him with a straight left and steadied the attack. McMahon was aggressive all through the round. At the close of the ninth round Martin used two lei t rips and was then attempting to land an uppercut. McMahon took the tenth round through persistent attacks, although Martin was avoiding a number of McMahon’s rights, moving inside them. Martin took the fight to McMahon in the eleventh round and after rocking the Palmerston North man attempted to knock him out, but although lie used everything in his power could not do it. McMahon’s punches lacked theii customary power in the twelfth round, and in the thirteenth Martin opened activities with a right to the head and a left to the body. McMahon landed a heavy right, but Martin retaliated with a left and a right.. McMahon made the other miss, but Martin was lighting well and used two jelts to the body, lauding another left in the face as the gong went. In the fourteenth round McMahon improved, making the other miss and then scoring points witli his left. Alartin went at McMahon in the final round and rocked him with a left and a right McAlahon, then on the ropes, also suffered a right to the jaw. Another right and McMahon went to the mat. At the count of three lie rose, but Alartin gave him no vest and, following another barrage, McAlahon dropped again. When the final gong went the referee had counted up 'to six.

lu a preliminary, IT. Pearson (Palmerston North) and 11. McTvor (Hastings) met at even weights to provide 1 an interesting bout. 1 n the first round both used two hands and in the second Pearson went for the body, the other for the head. The third round was good also, Melvor taking the decision.