BOXING

Otago Witness, Issue 3912, 5 March 1929, Page 52

BOXING

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Charlie Glasson was offered free board for three weeks and a return congest with Johnny Leekie for a purse of £2OO by the Wanganui Association, but he refused the offer and lost no time in getting back to Australia. He was probably well advised- to do that, for the glamour of his win over the Dunedin boy fresh upon him he will be in a position to get a return match in Sydney, with the prospect of getting a much bigger return. LECKIE DEFEATS HATTON. AUCKLAND, February 25. The professional feather-weight boxing contest between Johnnie Leekie (Dunedin) and Matt Hatton (Auckland) drew a record attendance to the Town Hall tongiht. Hatton won the first two rounds, but Leekie sent him down for eight twice in the third, and then the referee intervened, saving the Aucklander from being completely knocked out. and he awarded the fight to Leek-c on a technical knockout. T.eck’e 'eaves for Sydney on Friday

BRANDEN BEATS HUGHES. SYDNEY, February 26. At the Leiehardt Stadium to-night Les Branden (9-2) outpointed Archie Hughes (9.0), the State feather-weight champion, in a good fight. SHARKEY BEATS STRIBLING. A DISAPPOINTING BOUT. NEW YORK, February 27. A Miami Beach states that Sharkey won the fight with Stribling 111 the heavy-weight elimination. lhe fight was disappointing during the first half, Stribling’s showing being particularly uninspiring. He was warned for butting in the second round when he took considerable punishment from Sharkey’s head and body blows. . Stribling showed to advantage only in one round, Sharkey leading in three ana the first being even. Sharkey through the remainder of the pht _ con tinued to punch his opponent, his rights to the body and left jabs to the face jarring Stribling. The bout, however, remained slow in pace and uninteresting as a spectacle. The ninth round was even, but the remainder of the fight was easily Sharkey s. His occasional uppercuts and swings to the jaw were well timed a “ d .7 I .^ ed . acc urately. Stribling offered little resistance.

HEENEY VERSUS MALONEY. NEW ZEALANDER OUTPOINTED. NEW YORK, March 1. The largest crowd that ever attended an indoor match assembled at Boston when 18,000 people filled the Boston Garden for the Heeney-Malo:.ey fight. When the two men entered the rin°Heeney weighed 14st 111 b and Maloney 14st Jib.

Round L—Heeney landed the first immediate blow—a smashing left uppercut to Maloney’s jaw. He drove Maloney to the ropes, and both men traded terrific short-distance body blows. They milled to the middle of the ring. Maloney landed several hard rips to the body. It was Heeney’se round by a shade. Round 2.—After a rapid drum beat there was an exchange of blows, in which Heeney drove Maloney to the ropes, and laced him. The American retaliated with a hard right to the face, which staggered the New Zealander. Then Maloney hi‘ low, obviously accidentally, and was warned by the referee. The New Zealander now rocked his opponent with a hard right and a left . They continued to find each other with well-timed blows with either hand until the bell. The round was even.

Round 3.—Maloney drove a tremendous left to Heeney’s face, and the} clinched, from which Heeney struggled out, lashing with both hands. They came to close quarters, but no hard blows were struck. They sparred and came to nearer hitting distance from time to time, and it was in one of the latter periods that Maloney sent the New Zealander’s head back with jabs that continued to keep Heeney on his heels. It was Maloney’s round.

Round 4. —There was some sharp infighting at the start, with Maloney having slightly the better of it, landing stiff lefts and rights. They clinched frequently, but managed to hit each other to face and the body. Heeney, almost on the bell, landed two hard rights to the body. The round was even.

Round s.—After a short exchange of light blows Maloney jabbed to the New Zealander’s eye. Heeney staggered the American with a hard right to the face, and Maloney pummelled Heeney in a clinch. The fast pace in the early rounds was now slowing them up. Maloney landed a hard right to Heeney’s jaw, and the latter retaliated with the same to the head aud body. The round was even.

Round 6.—They were fighting openly and trading blows continuously.

The New Zealander was finding the American’s face with smart jabs. Tim fighting then returned to close range, and Maloney seemed slightly the better at the infighting. Heeney landed two lefts to the face and an uppercut to the chin, and then chased Maloney around the ring, the American stopping his rush with a stiff left to the face. The round was even. Round 7. —Heeney was being punished His body welted red, and his mouth wa& bleeding from Maloney’s jabs. Maloney continued to pound the New Zealander’s body in clinches, and the round coiMuded with a series of left jabs by Maloney that found the New Zealander's face as a target. It was Maloney's round. Round 8. —Heeney rushed again, but Maloney met him with a hard right to the jaw, and a stiff left to the body. They clinched, and thereafter traded jabs to the face and uppercuts to the chiji. The round was even.

Ronnd. 9. —Heeney’s face was bloodsmeared as Maloney’s right found its mark. They continued trading blows and til New Zealander again assumed following-round tactics, Maloney stopping him with jabs after Heeney had forced him into a corner. Heeney’s hard right-hand blows were badly timed, and Maloney battered his body. At the ball it was Maloney’s round. Round 10.—After shaking ’ hands Heeney drove Maloney to the ropes, and sent short hammer blows to the body, punishing the American severely,' but the latter was tirelessly jabbing the New Zealander’s face. H eney blinked at the blows, his mouth and eye bleeding badly Maloney landed a hard right and a left to Heeney’s jaw as the bout ended. It was Maloney’s round. The American gained the decision. March 2.

Maloney’s victory brings the Boston boxer into prominence as a heavy-weight to be reckoned with in his pretensions for the championship.

It is rumoured that the New Zealander’s defeat may result in the cancellation of the contemplated bouts, but whether this will occur or not it certainly eliminates him from consideration for any possible bout with Dempsey, should the latter accept the orders for a “ come-back.”

It is interesting to note that although the Maloney-Heeney fight was one of the hardest hitting battles in heavyweight history, neither man was ever in danger of a knock-out. The pace, however, told on Heeney after the fourth round.

HEENEY TO MEET VON PORAM. NEW YORK, March 1. Heeney will meet Otto Von Poram at Chicago on March 13. LA BARBA AND GRIME. VICTORY FOR THE FORMER. MELBOURNE, March 2. The Stadium was packed for the La Barba-Grime contest, which went the full 15 rounds, La Barba gaining the verdict on points. The decision was received with hoots and cheers. La Barba (8.9 i forced the fighting from the start, and after the second round Grime (8.114) appeared distressed. He improved in the fifth and seventh rounds, when he got one or two good punches in, but the American speeded up and dominated the rest of the contest. Grime was cautioned in the eleventh round for a low b|ow to the body. Too much clinching roused the onlookers’ ire, and everyone was glad when the bout ended. It is doubtful if Grime could have lasted much longer.

BOUT AT LEICHARDT. SYDNEY, March 1.

At the Leiehardt Stadium to-night, Taney Morgan (8.2) outpointed Frank Jackson (8.1) over lt> rounds. Morgan, who is one of the three Welsh boxers who are making their first appearance in Australia, won with a good margin. HANCOCK v. M'KENZIE. SYDNEY, March 2. At the Stadium there was scheduled a 15-round bout between the ex-sailor Hancock (10.14) and the south coaster M'Kenzie (10.10), who had won 11 successive fights. The fight ended when Hancock, who had already had his opponent down for six, knocked M'Kenzie out with hefty punches to the stomach and chin. WORLD’S FLY-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. PARIS, March 2. For the world’s fly-weight championship, Emile Pladner knocked out Frankie Genaroa in the first few rounds MTNNES BEATS M'DONALD. The professional boxing contest between Lackie M'Donald (11.5}) and Tommy M'lnnes (11.4}) for purse of 200sovs drew a large crowd to the Kensington Drill Hall on Saturday, and after the fight had gone the full 15 rounds M'lnnes was rightly declared the winner by the referee (Mr Don Paterson).

The two boxers had met on three previous occasions, M'Donald getting the decision twice and M'lnnes once. As the result of Saturday night’s contest the pair now break even. It was not a very spectacular affair, and there is no doubt that another contest between the pair in Dunedin would not prove a popular draw. Followers

of boxing in Dunedin have had the op« portunity of seeing their champion, Johnny Leckie, put up such great fights that they have set a high standard of what should be staged in the squared arena, but even allowing for this they were entitled to a more spirited eon, test at any rate in the earlier rounds—than they witnessed on Saturday night. The contest was fought in bits, there was far too much “ claiming,” specially by Al Donald, and also far too much missing from experienced men who have such a long list of contests behind them. M'Donald received an injury to his shoulder some time back, and as a consequence the fight was postponed for a week, and at the conclusion of the contest M'Donald came over to the press table and stated that bis arm had given out in the second round. In the circumstances whether he was justified in going into the ring at all as a matter of opinion. It was noticeable that M'Donald did not use his right hand to any great extent, except for the purpost of claiming M'lnnes’s left, and the referee should have stopped these tactics much earlier than he did.