BOXING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19966, 7 December 1926, Page 10

BOXING.

HAY v. JAMITO. VICTORY FOR NEW ZEALANDER. Conquered but undismayed sums up Salvino Jamito’s showing in his fight with Arthur Hay, of Napier, at His Majesty’s Theatre last night. The pair were unevenly matched, as Hay had a big advantage in height and reach, andhe also weighed lOst 51b at the ringside as against Jamito’s 9st lllb. Hay seems likely to secure a high place in the fistic world. He has the reach, he is a clever boxer, using both hands with freedom and effect, and he has the strength to hold his own in infighting. He has also a fine physique, being strongly built about the shoulders and his body tapering away to the hips. Last night he boxed all over his stockily-built opponent, whose only chance was when it came to infighting. Here the plucky Jamito fought well, using his right and left to the body with the utmost freedom. His ducking was also very clever. Nevertheless, he failed many times to get out of the way of the forceful attacks of Hay. But he took all that was coming to him, and looked for more, and in the fifteenth round was fighting as strongly as ever. Jamito has engaged in many fights now. both in Australia and New Zealand, and it must be conceded that the best of his fistic career is now behind him. The pair had met on a previous occasion in the north, when Hay secured the verdict on a foul. Neither boxer Had previously been sc.on in Dunedin. The contest was of 15 rounds, each of three minutes, for a purse of ISOsovs. Mr Don Paterson was the referee and Mr T. Long and W. H. Saunders the timekeepers. There was a good attendance, but not sufficient, it is said, to enable the Otago Boxing Association to secure a profit. THE ROUNDS. The pair at once went to infighting, both men playing hard to the body. In the infighting and in the open the contest was with Hay, whose advantage both in height and in reach was troubling his short opponent. In the next round Hay outboxed his opponent, using a left to the face with great effect. Hay broke out of infighting and then - went down for • three seconds from a blow to the body, and looked a bit groggy for a moment or two. Jamito was doing some solid work in the close fighting, and on breaking away was cautioned for a rabbit-killer punch. The punch, however, seemed to be a pure accident, caused by Hay stooping forward as Jamito was delivering a right hand blow. , Hay did most of the leading in the third round, but Jamito got home well in the infighting with loft and right rips to the body. Just before the gong Hay, who was fighting very confidently, came; across with his right and staggered the Filipino, and he then drove in a straight left which sent Jamito to the ropes. Jamito grinned visibly as he dodged away from the ropes when Hay had him cornered at the start of the fourth round. Hay’s longer reach stood him in good stead, and he was boxing over, his opponent, who came in now and again with a solid left rip to the body. _ , Hard infighting marked the fifth round, and Jamito brought down the house by stooping in one of the corners and ducking with his head, Hay making unavailing attempts 3 to hit him. The pair were close together when the gong went. In the sixth round Hay scored with three solid lefts to the face. His longer X Ch frndlt h ffiffic o ult 0l t d o'°L h r{C e the ss? connected with three left hooks in succession to the head commencing the seventh round, and scored in the infighting, and some of Hay’s blows 'vere losing theit weight by the ekisiveness and ducKing nb llf-thfiSh°round Hay again held the advantage, his longer reach, his K® a . te £ height and his hitting powers nullifying the attempts of the Filipino to drive home %4ftogh*. ,t h*'oppo..nl in thn next round 8 and just missed with a couple of vicious uppercuts. Jamito continued to do his best work at close quarters. At times Hay simply held off his short opponent with his left hand held m his face, find hit him with his right. Hay outpointed Jamito m the opening of the next round, but went down for three from a blow to the body. Hay did not seem at all distressed on rising, and although Jamito tried to carry homo his temporary advantage, Hay was doing some solid work with his left hand when the B °Hay an-ain outboxed his opponent in the eleventh round, and twice connected with uppercuts. He also scored with some sofid lefts Jamito, however, came back witn the greatest gameness, and was always willing to mix it in the close work. The twelfth round was all in favour of Hay, who danced round and 17 i)' him “many a time and oft. The Filipino bored back every time, and sought the close fighting. Here again Hay was too strong for him. . „ , The thirteenth round was also m Hays favour, Jamito appearing to be tiring, and in the fourteenth Hay scored well with his solid lefts and also made Jamito miss with four successive hooks Hay rattled in lefts and right?, towards the end of the round, but Jamito simply refused to be driven back, and came boring m to renew his at The’ fifteenth round saw. some whirlwind fighting, the men boxing all round the ring Hay stumbled and fell in his impetuosity, and they then stood toe to toe and hammered away at each other. The referee had no difficulty , in naming the winner, but a. small section of the audience booed their disapproval when he held Hay’s arm aloft. PRELIMINARY BOUTS. S. Buckley 8.5 beat J. Larhood 8.4. (Six rounds, two minutes each.) The men opened in vigorous style,, and fought close in, using their lefts and rights freely. Larhood was inclined to hang on halfway through the round, but he rallied, and was attacking strongly when the gong went. The pair went at it hammer and tongs in the second round, but the boxing lackdd science. There was nothing much between the two in the third round, and both were inclined to hold and hit. Buckley got his opponent on the ropes towards th e end of fourth round, and connected with some strong left and right swings to the head, but again there was not much between the pair. They slammed each other round the ring with right and left swings in the next round, Buckley being the chief aggressor. In the last reund some vigorous rallies took place, the advantage being with Buckley, who had the better knowledge of the fistic art. Both boxers, however, have a lot to learn yet of the science of the game. T. Hunt 9.10 beat J. Gallon 9.11. Gallon connected well with a good straight left to the head, but Hunt fought back well to the bod-, a form of attack which Gallon did not relish, and he repeatedly went into <a clinch. A lot of holding, both men being guilty, took place m the second round. There was not much clean hitting in this round. Gallon was _ down for six seconds in the next round, in which there was more clinching, the referee repeatedly calling. “Break!” Gallon was fighting back well when the gong went. In the fourth round Hunt—the stronger man—bored into the attack, and hustled his opponent round the ring, getting home several times with a solid left to the face. Gallon, indeed, had a hectic time. In the fifth round Hunt came in all the time to the attack, but Gallon propped him off on occasions with a good left. Hunt was more the fighter and Gallon the boxer. In the last round Hunt did most of the loading, coming in with right and left swings, and won comfortably on points. Mr Don Paterson was the referee in the preliminaries, end Messrs S. Brown and V. Parker the .jud'”’?.