THE JACKSON-SLAVIN FIGHT.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 32, 23 July 1892, Page 9

THE JACKSON-SLAVIN FIGHT.

The great fistic encounter between .Hihe two heavy-weight Australians took iplace at the National Club, London, May 30tb. ultimo. The place was ■crowded to suffocation. The entrance ■became bo much obstructed by the crowd that the owner of the building to allow any more to enter without a ticket. Two 'hundred policemen kept order in front of the clubhouse, where a surging mass had •assembled with the expectation of being admitted. (Lord Lonsdale opened the proceedings with a speech, and the fight 'began, After the first round it was evident that Slavin had no chance against the bigger man, yet he always came up p'luckily. In the tenth round was knocked helpless against the ropes in the first two minutes of the Toond, being in a terrible condition; ifrom the fearful punishment he bad received, and the fight was awarded to •Jackson. '

>It was ten minutes after seven o'clodk when Jackson and Slavin made their appearance in the -ring. The usual preliminaries occupied only a few Fighting was continued till the tenth which is thus described : — I .^en|h round—Slavin came up very game, but he was weaker than he After a few exchanges, Jacka straight right-handed blow on Slaviri's throat, sending him against 'the ropes. Before Slavin was able to 'recover' Jackson was on him with both !ihands. Slavin became dazed from the

of his terrible punishmeu. Jack- ■ son fought him all aroond theiring and succeeded in knocking -him out in the '^first two minutes of the round. .

Jackson was declared the victor amid 'terrific-cheering. •'Jackson tipped the scales at 193 fpounds and Slavin at 185 pounds. The ringl was 20 feet in diameter 'instead of-24 feet. Among the heavy %ets recorded was one of £500 to .£2OO -on Slavin, made at the Victoria Club,

and -one of £200 to £100, also on "Slavin, atthe Slavin, knowing the man he had to -deal with, soon abandoned his rnnning

■tacticsin favour of cautious sparring.

l"When it came to out-fighting Slavin "was no match for -Jackson, who displayed wonderful science, yet SJaviri's -sudden collapse in the tenth round was; -an utter surprise to the majority of the -spectators, who thought Jackson would; "win only'by <points. : ,-Despite the fact that Jackson is a -negro, the victory is extremely well: received here. Jackson invariably

his opponent as the latter came - on, thiis'; seburing ' a bldw of double im--<pactvF His-frequent visitations on the nearly choked Slavin, Ws^the blood; trickled down his throat, -him greatly. sm j A.t jtbe <slose of the 'fight, Slavin, as -One lay helpless and; disfigured, appeared i almost dead. . He presented a woeful

• vappearance,'- and showed plainly the r effects pi" his terrible, punishment. His

;>eyes ; were,tightly "closed, his face badly swollen and discoloured, and his body ' 'was covered with blood. Jackson, too, ; lost some blood,, and showed the marks J -of; the terrible encounter in which he c-had been engaged, but'he was in a comparatively fresh condition when the :&ght wa? over. <l<j , When'Slavin was officially declared "ont" and Jackson was announced the I f ifiotpr, he..walked away without any assistance of his seconds, and apparentlywas able to continue the strnggle much longer. He appeared'not greatly the -worse for his encounter! There were j;iipr«Bent dukes and earls and marquises ' -&nd .baronets, and non-titled aristocrats in profusion. Ctolonel North,;" Buffalo ©ill," and Arfist 3?urriiss were noticed, amoijg the crowd. Qnt of regard for 1 the arißtOcratic patronß^ a fiat has gone forth Tthat no 'nameß «re to bo. men-

tioned. The sports in attendance npon the sfight, while applauding Jackson's magnanimity in not finishing off his -opponent earlier, think he would have ibeen more humane had he done «o. Jackson -is -not * savage fighter an!

when, in the tenth round, though blind j and dazed, Slavin pluckily declined to lie down and admit his defeat, but held up his gory head to receive blow after blow, Jackson, in a helpless, dogged i manner, stopped and looked around, as much as to say, " Have I not done' enough ?" His adherents warned him to continue his blows, and again they. were rained upon the almost defenceless man. Slavin swayed feebly and stood up again, but finally, in response to a j terrific blow, sank in a heap on the floor.