“King Kong” Cox Outpoints Spellman
fPer Press Association. — Cdpt/riahc.j ' DUNEDIN, This" Day. , In a contest which was a mixture of good wrestling and rough-house tactics, “King Kong” Gox, 17.0, defeated Jack Spellman, 16.0, on Saturday night on points. Spellman secured a fall in the fifth round with a body press following two flying tackles, Cox equalised in the seventh round with a dump, after rendering his opponent groggy with elbow jolts. In the last round, Cox battered Spellman all ever the ring with jolts, and the latter was almost done when the gong sounded.
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Northern Advocate, 21 June 1937, Page 6
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