Pugilism.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 978, 28 November 1890, Page 14

Pugilism.

SLAVIN v. MoAULIFFE ‘Robin Hood,’ the well-informed'r correspondent of tbe Argus, gives tW u d ° n jug particuiars of the Slavin-McAuliff,/? ?7' • I did not see the fight, but a friend close to the ring side tells me tw Wh ° MoAuliffo's blows with the I% ln S°| round were enough to knock - far,fc Flush on Slavin’s mouth he five with great eoverity, Slavin’s k f - Qr hit back as though it were coming S yet u g brave Australian was nothing daunt„?i th ! through it all—and although lDted ’ and getting all the worst of it -h 0 £s on the one thing, namely, to weave d T* enough to deliver the lmlf-arm body & which has now become historical TwJT the end of the first round he got ir f L oWard ® it is probable that even then, Ld altWjw the end of the round odds of 2 and 3 8 t n & i were offered on MoAuliffe, the latter knew hJ had received a blow from which 1,« » with difficulty recover. Certain it is S Slavin camo up the better man when was called for the second round seemed to be made angry bv of 2 to 1 on McAulifg Zhich be.ng shouted, and he at once went for ?£ man, and in an incredibly short space of tim had him dead beaten. For although shot with one or two straight ones, that were etil heavy enough to have staggered any ordinary mortal, this cast-iron man would, not be denied, and getting even nearor and nearer got home a terrific blow under the heart, and then as poor McAuliffe’s head come forward bang went flavin’s right on lhs ' ear, and down went the American, to all intents and purposes a dead man. lie tried to rise, and succeeded in gaining his feet hre ' the fatal ton seconds had expired, but no sooner was he up than Slavin swung round ' his right., this time fairly on the point of'the jaw, and down went poor MoAuliffe amidst terrific excitement, this time to rise no more 7AT h * U aid -, of his second - Madden (McAuhffos second) at once admitted defeat even before the ten seconds were .upland - went to attend to his man, who wasi of course terribly cut up at the result. He did not seem, however, to he seriously injured, but was very sick, and at once retired to his room Slavin speedily dressed himself and received the congratulations of his friends. The fight lasted under six minutes, as not .quite two minutes of the second round had expired when, the American was knockod out. The question now asked is—Can any man be found clever enough to beat this Australian ironclad ? (for I can call him nothing else). It is certain no one living can stand those body punches if he once gets two or three of them fairly home. Is there a man clever enough, then, to keep him off, so that they cannot be got home ?. I doubt it, because Slavin is so utterly indifferent to ordinary punishment, and the hardest blows seem to stagger him but slightly, and he recovers himself so quickly. So it becomes evident that the : clever man who is to beat him must also be able to hit harder than anyone has ever yet seemed to hit him. Can Jackson do it ? No one here has the least doubt that the black is far the cleverer boxer of the two, but Slavin will be a good favourite whenever —if ever—• they meet, because most good judges believe that his great gameness and the way he ever will be pressing onwards is bound at last to find him close enough to deliver that terrifio stomach hit, which, when he does, is pretty k certain to settle matters.

Slavin has taken a hotel in The Strand, London. The police court at Bruges, in Belgium, has sentenced Slavin and Jem Smith to a month’s imprisonment, for having taken part in a prize fight on 23rd December last. Jem Smith and Burke are backed to fight for £SOO. Artioles have been signed for Jackson and Goddard to fight to a finish at Melbourne in the 27th of January, for £llOO. Among the competitors for the Australian middleweight championship trophy are Dooley, Costello, Jim Hall, Tut Ryan, Owen, Con Sullivan, Jim Ryan, P. Boland, and Fogarty. Pettengell fought a few rounds with ‘ The Gosford Lad’ at Sydney the other evening, and knocked him out. The critics think Pettengell a good enough man in his own class, but they don’t say what the altitude of the class is.