BOXING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20310, 19 January 1928, Page 4

BOXING.

THE HEENEY-SHARKEY CONTEST. NEW ZEALANDER THE BETTER MAN. (Per Dotted Press Association.) GISBORNE, January 18, That Keeney was the better man in the fight against Sharkey and that in a return match the New Zealander would emerge the victor, is the general opinion of American boxing writers, according to a summary of the press comment received by Mr Ivan O’Meara from a wireless experimenter in the United States There has been a great deal of talk about the fight,” said the message, “ and it is eenerallv agreed it was not a first-class performance. The blame for this is generally laid to Sharkey, who did not show much pep and fight.” One report said: “ Hceney forced the pace right through the 12 rounds, Sharkey hit the New Zealander with everything he had, but Heeney took it all smiling and never seemed to be hurt. The sporting writers agreed that Sharkey was not the aggressive man who fought Dempsey. He did not seem to have the same confidence, and was fully extended all the time. That is about all there is to it, except that everybody was satisfied that H.ceney could whip Sharkey the next time.”