Boxing Boil-over in Melbourne
KOSENBLOOM-KELLY FARCE
United Press Association— By Electric Telesraph.—Copyright.
Received Sunday, 7 p.m. MELBOURNE, Aug. 15.
What is regarded as the biggest boxing boil-over in years occurred last night at tho H ost Melbourne Stadium Avkeu in the presence of 10,000 spectators the Sydney referee, Joe Wallis, declared the Maxie Rosen bloom-Leo Kelly fight a dratv. The eroAvd repeatedly counted the men out.
It was certainly a very tame affair with rarely a decent blow and considerable clinching and was quite unworthy of the standard of two outstanding boxers. What clean work there was Avas Kosenbloom's. His slapping left Avas never out of Kelly’s face. Kelly's only purple patch was in the seventh round when a vicious- left connected Avith Maxie’s chin and had him in a little trouble. Another Uninspiring Contest Ter Tresa Association. DUNEDIN, Last Night. In a 15-round proiessional nghtheavyAveigtit bqxiug oout field. here wist night the Australian, Claude JN-iehol tin. 6) gained a decisive points Aiotory over the negro, Roy Le Gans (12.4). it wus an uninspiring contest, although a few rounds were marked by some clever boxing.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 193, 17 August 1936, Page 7
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