WIN BY KNOCKOUT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26918, 2 November 1948, Page 9

WIN BY KNOCKOUT

DICKISON DEFEATS MOLLER TRAINERS’ TOURNAMENT The old adage that it takes two to make a fight held good in the professional welter-weight boxing contest between lan Dickison (10.33). of Dunedin, and Gordon Moller (10.5), of Palmerston North, which was the featured attraction at the annual tournament of the Otago Boxing Instructors and Trainers’ Association in the Town Hall last night. The bout, scheduled for eight rounds, was watched by a fairly large audience, and ended in a knock-out victory for Dickison in the sixth. This was Dickison’s second professional success within a week, his first being recorded against M. Gardner, of Oamaru, in four rounds. It was early apparent that Moller was no match for the hard-hitting Dickison, and the Dunedin boxer forced the fighting throughout, Moller boxing on the back-move, but showing little defence. When the Palmerston North boxer did elect to lead he stood too far off his opponent, and was more often than not short with his punches. It usuallv took Dickison the best part of a round to catch Moller, however, and then there would be a spasmodic rally, with Dickison doing the scoring, mainly with a solid short right to the head and body. The first two rounds were wearisome, but in the third Dickison, persistejtly beating his opponent to the punch, connected with telling short rights to the head, which steadied Moller just before the gong. There was little to hold the interest of the crowd in the next two rounds, but matters livened up in the sixth round, however, and both men traded punches in mid-ring. Dickison drove Moller out with both hands, and a right to the jaw put the P2*nerston North man down for a count of eight. Dickinson connected with another heavy right, which sent Moller through the ropes, the referee awarding the bout to Dickison without bothering to count. Mr Vern Parker was the referee and the judges were Messrs R. M. Morris and C. E. Brown. Amateur Contests The professional contest was preceded by a full programme of amateur bouts, which provided an interesting night’s sport. Ken Anderson, the Dunedin lightweight, outpointed M. McMillan, of Waimate, after giving a first-class display of boxing, and in another excellent bout W. Miller, the Southland bantam-weight champion, won a close decision from A. Findlay, of Dunedin. The detailed results were:— -J. Mears (5.5) outpointed J. Boutcher (6.4). This was a bout between two good little boxers, who waged a non-stop battle from gong to gong. Both led and countered like veterans and their clean and accurate hitting would have done credit to much older boys. Mears was particularly effective in the straight work, and a strong finish won him the decision. C. Mahon (7.12) beat C. Agate (8.4). There was not a great deal to this bout, both bijys being short in their punching. Mahon did some crisp punching in the last round, however, and this earned him the decision. R. Goodfellow (8.7) beat R. Whitfield (8.6) on points after a bright bout. Goodfellow staged a strong two-handed rally in the last round, and this clinched the issue in his favour. J. McNally (8.4) was awarded the decision against J. Dougal (8.7) when the latter was unable to continue after the pair had collided in the second round. Up to then Dougal had had the better of the exchanges and he was unlucky to come off second best when McNally collided with him on the ropes. W. Miller (8.8), of Invercargill, outpointed A. Findlay (8.11), after the most spirited contest of the evening. Findlay used both hands effectively in straight work, but Miller employed a very solid left to the head and a hard right to the body. Findlay made a strong finishing effort, but Miller came back with three telling lefts and won a close decision. F. Griffin (9.8) defeated T. Beaufort (9.7) on points in a closely contested and willing bout. Griffin scored at long range with a telling left and occasional right cross. Beaufort relied mainly on his left hand, but in a strong rally in the last round he drove in both hands to the head. Griffin fought back well, however, and his more decisive hitting gained him a narrow decision. D. Carse (9.6) defeated J. Hardy (10 2) the referee stopping the bout in the third round. Hardy outranged his opponent, but Carse constantly bored in and scored with both hands in short work to the head and body. Carse's aggressiveness carried the day against a boxer of little experience. K. Anderson (9.5) outpointed M. McMillan (9.9), of Waimate, after one of the best boxing displays of the evening. An•derson was aggressive throughout, used the ring cleverly, and varied straight work with both hands with some punishing left hooks. McMillan proved a rugged opponent and stood up to Anderson gamely. Although McMillan failed to make effective use of his left hand, he scored in close with short rights to the body and made a good showing against his redoubtable opponent. Anderson however, won comfortably. ' H. Tobin (10.4)' outpointed R. George (10.6) in a willing bout. Tobin forced the fighting, but George was always willing to meet him half way and there were some punishing exchanges. Tobin, however, did the cleaner and more accurate punching with either hand, and he won with something to spare. J. Anderson (10.7 J) defeated L. Unkovitch (10.7) on points after a lively bout Unkovitch took the fight to Anderson, but the latter used the ring to good purpose and his more decisive punching won him the decision. J. Morris (10.0) outpointed I. Gilchrist (10.9). Gilchrist's advantage in height, weight and reach was matched by Morris’s experience and ringcraft. Ther? were some good two-handed rallies, but Morris did the cleaner and more effective punching to take the decision. E. Perry (11.3) outpointed A. Moore (11.2). Both men found difficulty in getting their distance, but Perry was the more forceful, and using his left hand to better purpose in the last round he gained the decision. Mr R. S. Glendining, president of the Otago Boxing Association, was the M.C. and Mr S. Brown the stage manager. Messrs W. W. Watt and S. Paris were the referees for the amateur bouts, and Messrs C. E. Brown, Watt, and R. M. Morris were the judges. The organisation was in the hands of the secretary of the Instructors and Trainers’ Association, Mr T. Harris.