PURDY OUTPOINTS JAMITO

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12455, 25 May 1926, Page 11

PURDY OUTPOINTS JAMITO

PROVES TOO CLEVER FOR VISITOR A SPLENDID FIGHT Before perhaps the biggest crowd of boxing fans ever seen in the Town Hall, Charlie Purdy outpointed Silvino Jamito in a 15-round bout that was chock full of incident. Jt was the case of a polished boxer, quick to seize opportunities, pitted against an aggressive fighter. Purdy won nine out of the 15 rounds, but the Philippine put up an honest fight, and was loudly applauded by the big assembly. Both boys entered the ring in splendid condition, and both scaled 9st lllb. Jamito rushed into a clinch and connected solidly to the body. Purdy, with a shift of head, evaded two lefts, and he Hung back the same weapon at Jawito'e lieaU. Jamito was hitting a great deal on the back, but at close quarters he always scored. It was open warfare ill the second, and Purdy was in his element. He was the veritable will-o’-the-wisp, and Jamito was continually hitting into vacant space. Purdy rapped the bullet-head of the brown boy with a series of lefts, but they were like water on a duck's back. JAMITO WARMS UP In the third Jamito kept closer up, and once he had Purdy in an awkward position on the ropes, when the referee ordered them back into the ring. The Philippine connected twice with his right to the ear. Purdy tapped lightly with his left at the beginning of the fourth, and made Jamito miss, but was reprimanded for claiming. Purdy leu with his left, and as Jamito rushed in he caught the brown boy with a right under the chin. Jamito was still placing a lot of non-scoring punches on the back, but in the clinches was proving tfie stronger. Jamito rushed his man at the beginning of the fifth and swung to the head with his left. Purdy also stooped a right hook and two uppercuts. It was easily Jainito's round and his best to date. He had Purdy thinking hard when corners were sound-

ed. At the commencement ot the sixth Jamito was ordered back to his corner to have the water taken off his back, and on resuming missed with a straight left. Purdy rushed his man to the ropes with a shower of lefts, but Jamito scored in the ensuing clinch with left hooks to the body. Purdy hooked his right to the ear, and Jamito followed suit. There was a fair amount of clinching in this round, and the voice of the referee was heard frequently. Again Jamito rushed in from the sound of the gong. Purdy retreated to a neutral corner. However, he sbowerrd his light left hand on the Philippino, who returned the attack by clinching. Here Jamito scored, but Purdy connected with two solid lefts after the breakaway. The Aucklander also caused his opponent to miss badly with two left hooks. BLOW FOR BLOW Blow for blow was given at the beginning of the eighth, but Purdy caught a left hook to the chin while on the ropes. He was also pinned into two similar positions later in the round, and each time Jamito scored. Jamito was forcing the pace, and Purdy could not get away when on the ropes. Jamito missed with his left in the ninth. Purdy scored with his. Jamito, however, rushed the Aucklander to the ropes, and his left found its mark on Kuruy's ear. Purdy tapped with his left, ripped home his right to the side of the jaw, and scored again with his left. Jamito rushed him to the ropes, but be did not get through his opponent's guard Purdy went to his man at the beginning of the tenth, and in the clinch the honours went to Jamito. However, when they broke again Jamito found that bis arm was not long enough. Purdy, with pretty headwork evaded the swings from the Philippino, and slid along the ropes out of danger. He came in again- and scored with two lefts as the round closed. The eleventh opened with a clinch, and the Teferee pulled Purdy up for holding. Twice Purdy was caught on the ropes, and twice Jamito hooked his. left to the head. These blows steadied the New Zealander, who scored with a couple of straight lefts towards the end of the round. Jainito was now following up his man persistently. Purely just managed to duck to a wicket left swin£ from Jamito in the twelfth, but he could not stop a hook to the body. Purdy sent home his left and hooked his right into the brown boy's face. Jamito replied with a left hook to the ear, and Purdy came back with the same weapon. PURDY GOING WELL The boys stepped lively in the thirteenth. There was an exchange of straight lefts, in which Jamito bit the harder, but Purdy scored more often. The New Zealandei met his man with a right hook, but Jamito crowded him on file ropes and caughe with his right, 3’urdy who was endeavouring to duck. The fourteenth saw Purdy hook .Tamito with his left to the ear, and the latter replied with his left to the body. Purdy rapp-ed home both bonds, and rushed Jamito to the ropes, and Purdy was now going well, and was presenting a more solid attack Jainito missed with his left, and Purdv countered with his left to the chin. It was delightful boxing. ' Jamito missed with a left swing at the opening of the final session, and Purdy due in with his left. The Philippino rushed his man to the ropes, and swung both gloves to the head. There was a long bout of clinching and tugging, and -the referee had to force the men anart. The fight closed with Purdy holding his man on the ropes. THE PRELIMINARIES Two bantams, E. Bloomfield <Bst lib) and W. Larsen (Tat I3lb) kept un a blight pace in their four rounds. The lighter bov was also the shorter of the two. but he uspd both hands better, and nut over a nicely judged right-cross to tlie ear on three or four occasions. In the third round Bloomfield forced the pace, and shot home a series of lefts to ; >he face He was also the fitter of the in the last round, but T.nrsen just ■ct ahead in the aggregate. •’’he ‘diort and the loner of it. Sturdy little Clarie Wood (Tst 131 b), like Jack ♦ho Giant Killpr of old. waded in to his tall opponent, E Hume (Tst filb), swinging both arras like a flail. He connected several tim<js with solid swings to both head and body, and the big fellow had to give ground. In the second Humo kept little Clnrie off with a couple of uppercuts, hut a right swing to the solar-plexus doubled Hume un on the canvas Tie took the count for eight, and bravely struggled on until the gong. He recovered well for the third round, and by waitin'.' for bis man scored with a nice* straight left to the face. He also ducked Clarrie's swings. The fourth saw Wood the more aggressive., and he won, but not bv a great deal. Owing to Mercer not being able to pass the doctor, the opponent for G. L. Adams (B*t 121 b) was F. Keith (Bst ilb).