BOXING FIASCO

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11564, 6 July 1923, Page 6

BOXING FIASCO

CHAMPION WINS AGAIN DEMPSEY GIVEN DECISION AFTER Id ROUNDS. CROWD EXCITED. • Teles ’aph. —Press Assn.— Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, July 4. -Tack Dempsey, holder of the world’s heavy-weight boxing championship, beat Toni Gibbons, the challenger. The referee gave Dempsey the decision at the end of the Id-round contest. I’iio description oT the figiit is given by me;sages from Shelby, Mcmamii (wheio the fight took place), via New York. Dempsey's weight was 13st 6Lb; Gibbons's list 7ilb. In the first round Dempsey led viciously, lauding heavy body blows, and drew bl iod from Gibbons’s mouth with a left hook. Gibbons retreated and landed twice on Dempsey’s jaw, hut the champion knocked the challenger about easily MAULING IN CLINCHES. In tho second round Gibbons landed a hard right to the body, and then opened Dempsey’s eye. Dempsey jar red Gibbons by a left to the jaw. In round three Gibbons- protested at Dempsey, mauling in the clinches. Dempsey pounded to the body savagely and both traded head blows. In the fourth round Gibbons landed *a right uppercut. Hard in-fighting followed. Gibbons' boxing well, and the champion having trouble in hitting him. In round five. Gibbons drove Dempsey back, knocking him to the rope 3 with two lefts !o the jaw. Dempsey kept clinching. Gibbons again drove him back. In round six Dempsey knocked Gibbons between the ropes as he came outof a olinch. Gibbons protesting. Dempsey gave severe punishment at close Quarters, which he continually sought. FOUL BLOWS. In round seven the crowd was angry as Dempsey held and hit, then twice hit Gibbons below the belt without the referee protesting. ‘ In round eight G ibbons rocked Dempsey with two lefts to the jaw. Dempsey hit low. the crowd threatening. The round ended in an exchange of head blows Round nine saw a series of clinches, Gibbons distinctly outboxing the champion and standing body punishment well. He also landed several hard blows to the jaw In round ten Gibbons unproved in the clinches, and also neatly dodged Dempsey’s uppercuts and straights. Round eleven saiw Dempsey out - manoeuvred. He again struck below the belt, and thA crowd was furious. Gibbons-spetaliated with two hard blows to the jaw and dodged Dempsey 's counter. DEMPSEY TIRING. Round twelve was characterised by savage in-fighting, Dempsey roughing all over the ring and striking low. In round thirteen Gibbous kept Dempsev guessing, dodging terrific uppercuts." The challenger, boxing beautifully, forced Dempsey to miss repeatedly. Round fourteen found Dempsey tiring. He missed continually at long range, and sought to get close, Gibbons’s generalship was far superior. WILD EXCITEMENT. Tn found fifteen Gibbons was now strictly on the defensive. Dempsey, desperately trying for a knock-out, landed on the right jaw, badly shaking Gibbons, but the bell sounded. Dempsey got the referee’s decision. Tho wildest excitement followed the fight. The referee rushed out of the stadium immediately be announced the decision.