BOXING

Otago Witness, Issue 3854, 24 January 1928, Page 52

BOXING

THE HEENEY-SHARKEY CONTEST.

NEW ZEALANDER THE BETTER ALAN.

GISBORNE, January 18

That Heeney was the better man in the fight against Sharkey and that in a return match the New Zealander would emerge the victor, is the genera] 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 generally 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: “ Heeney 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 Heeney could whip Sharkey the next time.”

HEENEY IN ELIMINATION BOUTS. NEW YORK, January 6. Tex Rickard plans to stage another Tuimey-Dempsey fight in June or July, th e winner to meet in September the victor of the Risko, Uzuadon. Delaney, Sharkey, and Heeney elimination bouts. Tunney has agreed to the arrangement.

GRIME DEFEATED. NEW YORK, January 16. At Philadelphia Gordon gained the decision over Billy Grime. In the first round, after a sharp exc**auge of blows, with Grime aiming at the body, Gordon rushed the Australian to the ropes, but the lattter bounded back, landing a left to the head. The round was even.

In the second Gordc.fi knocked Grime down for no count and landed lefts and rights to the body in clinches but the men continued to box on even terms. In the third the fighters went into a chncb and exchanged light blows, ending with Gordon pushing Grime to the floor, the round was even. Gordon took the fourth bv a shade, although plainly worried b v ' the Austrahan 8 crouching style. The former landed several telling blows as the round ended. In the fifth Grime floored Gordon, but uZ. j , r , I, P without the count. The Philadelphian was apparently tiring, and was missing many Hows. It was Grime’s round.

Gnme opened th e sixth with a left, rocking Gordon with two punches. Gordon was. overshooting with his right and

wss evidently still troubled by Grime’s style. The Australian had the best of the round.

In the seventh both fighters were plainly tired. Gordon punished Grime badly about the face, but failed to mark him. It was Gordon’s round by a big margin. In the eighth the Philadelphian, who is a left-hander, seemed finally to solve Grime’s bobbing and weaving attack, and caught him flush with several hard lefts. The. round went to Gordon’s credit.

Grime was apparently in bad shape when he came out of his corner for the ninth, but Gordon was also tired and was cautious. The of the round were divided.

In the tenth they came out fast, but after exchanging two blows, sparred m the centre of the ring and clinched. Gordon rocked Grime with hard lefts, and had the Australian hanging on when the bell went.

Grime weighed 1261 b and Gordon 130'b Grime afterwards said that he had had only- two fights in five months, and seemed unable to get into condition. He is going to stay in America instead of o-oincr to England, a s he wants to show” the Americans what he can do.

BOUTS IN NEW YORK. n NEW YORK, January 16. I aohno Uzcudun won on a technical knock-out in the second round over Ed. Keely, arid Jack Dempsev knocked out lully Montgomery during the first of a zO-round contest.

HEENEY TO MEET DELANEY. NEW YORK, January 19. Heeney will meet Delaney on March 1 in the first of the heavy-weight liminations. Sharkey and Risko will meet in the second on March 15, the victor meeting the winner of the first fight.

NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. WELLINGTON: January 17. Hie New Zealand Boxing Council decided to-day to make a grant of £4OO to the Olympic Gaines Association towards the expenses of the amateur boxers selected to represent New Zealand at Amsterdam this year. lhe * affiliated boxing associations are to be circularised requesting them to stage a contest or contests towards the general Olympic fund. A cablegram is to be sent to Tom Heeney congratulating him on the waylie is upholding the name of the Dominion. BOUT IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, January 20. Ace Hudkins of Nebraska won a decision over Lew Tendler in 16 rounds. TROWERN DEFEATS BARNES. MELBOURNE, January 22. Reg Trowern, lOst (New Zealand), defeated Joe Barnes, 9st 9Jlb, in the fourteenth round. Trowern forced the fight, and won 12 rounds decisively. A body punch knocked Barnes down foi eight in the fourth round. The towel was thrown in after he was dropped in the fourteenth. Trowern created a good impression. . THOMPSON DEFEATS ELLIOTT. SYDNEY, January 22. At the Stadium, George Thompson defeated Jack Elliott on a foul in the eleventh round of a dull and uninteresting 15 rounds contest.