BRIGHT BOXING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22694, 5 April 1937, Page 16

BRIGHT BOXING

MATCH AT TOWN HAIL GILDO. DEFEATS JARVIS DECISION GIVEN ON POINTS A professional light-weight boxing contest oyer 12 three-minute rounds at the Town Hall on Saturday night between Young. Gildo, of the Philippine Islands,; and Jack Jarvis, of Eltham, was won by Gildo on points. The decision waj a popular one with a. large crowd. The pair were almost evenly matched in regard to weight, Gildo sealing 9st. 61b and Jarvis two pounds heavier. The New Zealander, however, was taller and held an advantage in reach. It was a bright contest, the earlier rounds, especially being fought at a very fast pace. Jarvis impressed from the beginning with his speed and power of punch with cither hand. After holding his own well in the first three rounds the Eltham man won the next three in a row, the margin in his favour in the fourth round being very substantial. In fact, it is a very long time since a boxer at the Town Hall won a round so easily. Naturally this good showing placed Jarvis' supporters on good terms with themsolveS. The seventh round proved quieter than ,its predecessors, and from that stage' onward Jarvis gradually faded out of the picture. He obviously lacked the condition of the Filipino, and was very tired at the conclusion of some of the subsequent rounds. There were many , willing exchanges over the seconds-half of the contest, but the action' was not sustained, as it had been earlier on. Jarvis 111-advised Jarvis had the better of all the longy range exchanges, and he was-. illadvised to go to close quarters m an endeavour to mix it. Every time this happened Gildo punished his opponent severely with rips to the body on either hand, varied with short uppercuts to the head. In addition to making this error of judgment Jarvis tired himself out by running round the ring almost incessantly. A boxer with his speed and ability to hit hard should have 'stood his ground and punched his attacker off.

After such a promising opening it •was disappointing to the supporters of to see him tire so quickly. On more than one occasion toward the finish he slipped on to his knees or lay ori the ropes, this demonstrating that he lacked the necessary condition to see out so many rounds of fast fighting. Gildo gave his usual sparkling display, with showmanship perhaps a little overdone. No matter what punishment he received —and he was compelled to take some solid punches about the head during the bout —the dashing Filipino was ever ready to give .as good as he received. He frequently a#ibited cleverness in getting inside his opponent's longer reach and thereby counteracting such advantage. There was ho doubt about which was the superior man when it came to close work,' and the points Gildo thus-ob-tained earned him an unquestioned decision.

The officials, for the evening were:— Announcer, Mr. W. E.-Dervan; referee, Mr. R. Meale; judges, Messrs. G. Bush, A. B. Joplin (amateur), H. W. Brien, A. B. Joplin (professional); timekeepers, Messrs. C. Cowan,' J, K. Douglas. Amateur Preliminaries The amateur preliminaries were again of gdod standard and proved popular /with the crowd. Combined with smart boxing.' there was plenty of real fighting. The results were: — Feather-weight.—H. Stock, Bst. 131b., beat B. McKay, 9st., on point 3. This was a very solid, hard-hitting contest, in which the pair traded punches freely from the opening round. McKay,, holder of the New Zealand title, sacrificed defence for attack and' left many openings in consequence. His left eyebrow was cut in the second round. Light-weight. —A. Marshall,' 9st. 71b., beat A. McGregor, 9st. 91b., on points. Marshall was the stronger of the pair and he sent his opponent down for a count'of seven in the third round. McGregor did well in the last, but could Dot make up his leeway. Welter-weight.—D. Johnston, lOst. 61b., beat V. Coltaux, lOst. 41b., on points. Coltaux won the two first rounds, in which he landed the more frequently with swings to the head. In the tjiird round, however, Johnston mixed it better and sent his man down \ for the count of nine with a hard right uppercut. The gong saved Coltaux, who obviously had not recovered in the final r °Welter-weight.— D, McWilliams, lOst. Sib., -"beat T. Starns, lOst. 41b., on points, after an even contest, in which the winner held the advantage in the final round. Starns made a very promising showing for a novice.