BOXING CONTESTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20098, 8 November 1928, Page 14

BOXING CONTESTS.

A VICTORY FOR GREEN.

DEFEAT OF AUCKLANDER. DECISION GIVEN ON POINTS. [llY TKI.EGUAI'U.—OWN COKDKSI'ONIIF.NT.] NAPUSH, Wednesday. Teddy- Green, Australian champion flyweight, added another win to his list tonight when he was given the decision over Frank Taylor, of Auckland, in a 15 rounds bout that went the full distance. The verdict was not taken well by the spectators. who demonstrated their disfavour in no uncertain manner.

Green repeatedly held oil, while at ono stage both men wero told to box on. Nevertheless, it was'a good bout, 'lavlor fought a splendid battle and was unlucky not to have participated in a draw at least. McCarthy and Griffiths have issued challenges to the winner

Green opened with his characteristic rush and was met with a well-directed left that found its mark ori his chin. It was obvious that the Australian had met a man almost as last as himself and able to trade blow for blow., The Aucklander showed his cleverness in the second round when he extricated himself from two nasty positions and then caught Green napping on the ropes with a left and a right to the face. The pace was fast, but there was much in fighting. Green sank a pretty 'eft 'o the solar plexus m the third, but was made to mis-s very badly a second or two later, and then again later in the round. The Australian scored twice early in the fourth with piercing lefts to the, face, his favourite form of attack. Taylor re taliated, when he caught tho Australian off his balance and sent him to the neutral corner and whipped in a trio of jolting lefts. Green was treated to more punishment before the end of the round. Four times Green's glove lifted laylor's head in the fifth and the Australian slipped away before retaliation could be. effected. Tavlnr made amends, however, with a slashing right that shook the little man up. The Aucklander carried his attack to the head with both hands as the sixth opened. Although elusive, Green beat a too hasty retreat for Taylor to make the most of tho advantage. More clean hits were exchanged in the seventh than in any previous round and both connected with right nppcrcuts. Hie pace was slow, the Australian doing anything but attack vigorously. He was ccntent to wait for Taylor to make mistakes- The best blow of the night was delivered when Taylor caught Green under the chin with a beautiful right rip. It upset the Australian momentarily, although he recovered sufficiently to dodge the effect of two further rushes on Taylor's part Green livened considerably in the ninth and snapped in several rights to the face. Taylor returned tho compliment with a brace of rights that found Green's body.

The pace was increasing appreciably and both were more lively. 'I ay lor stuck to Green, awaiting opportunities, and making the very best of the few openings afforded him. The tenth ;,nd_ eleventh v.ero hard rounds In Die latter Taylor connected to the body, although his pretty work was offset by Green slashing in a few ragged rights to the face. Green peppered the Aucklander's chest in the twelfth with rights. His spasmodic rushes were met with good, but not impenetrable defence, and his speed allowed him to connect more often than Tavlor.

Green exploited (he straight left with damaging effect in the thirteenth, but when he tried to do the same in the fourteenth Taylor met him with stubborn defence. Then tlnj Aucklander trapped him in a corner and scored well to the front of the body. The last round was the liveliest of the bout, Taylor doing the greater portion of the attacking. Twice the Aucklander had his opponent ha filed on the ropes, but Green wriggled out. The judges failed to agree and the referee favoured Green, which was 3 signal for a burst of applause, and then a chorus of disapproval. LECKIE'S EASY VICTORY. NORMAN RADFORD OUTCLASSED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CIIRISTCIIURCH, Wednesday. Before a packed house in the Municipal Theatre to-night Johnnie Leckie (Bst 13Alb) defeated Norman Radford (Bst 131b) 011 a technical knock-out in the 14th round of a 15-rouud contest for a purse of £l5O. Radford was practically ''out" on his feet when the referee, Mr. A. Smith, stopped tlie bout and awarded it to Leckie. The contest was rather one-sided to he spectacular, there being 110 doubt, of Lec;kie's superiority throughout, and it was only a question of how long Radford could withstand the punishment. In the 14th round Leckie went all out for a finish. He concentrated his attack 011 the body, sending in hard jabs to the solar plexus and varying his blows occasionally, with right hooks to the jaw and lortg, straight lefts. Radford tried to get home with uppercuts, but generally missed. He was cautioned once for holding. He was hopelessly outclassed throughout, and Leckic's hard rights to the jaw staggered him. In the final round Leckie connected with a straight left to the face, followed by a hard right to the jaw, which staggered Radford. Another hard right had Radford practically "out" on his feet, and Leckie was raining in rights and lefts in succession when the referee called a halt. Radford appeared nervous from the start. He quickly recovered and left the ring unaided. Leckie was quite fresh at the finish.