THE BIG FIGHT.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 June 1924, Page 7

THE BIG FIGHT.

THE DEFEAT OF CARPENTIER. GIBBONS WINS ALL THE WAY. SUCCESS OF AGGRESSIVE TACTICS. New York, May 31. At Michigan City Carpentier and Gibbons were greeted with uproarious applause by an immense crowd. Carpentier’s weight was announced at 12st 61b. and that of Gibbons at 12st 91b. A telegram from Dempsey challenging the winner was read. First round.—Carpentier shot heavy rights to the head and drove to the body. In a clinch he swung a right to the chin. The men were boxing cautiously. Gibbons left hooked to the chin, Carpentier backing away. Gibbons drove both fists to the body and Carpentier landed a hard right to the head. Gibbons lefthooked to the chin and chased Carpentier around the ring. In round two Gibbons feinted and forced Carpentier to retreat. Carpentier missed with his left and Gibbons pounded his body in clinches. Gibbons drove Carpentier into his comer. Carpentier smashed his left to Gibbons’ face and received two left hooks to the chin. He danced away from Gibbons’ rights and lefts. In round three Gibbons , missed with his’ left and Carpentier landed flush on the jaw with his right. Gibbons sent a right to the chin and Carpentier ran into his corner. Gibbons pursuing landed his left. Carpentier left-hooked to the stomach. CARPENTIER GROGGY. In round four the fighters clinched. Carpentier backed away, but suddenly lashed out to the chin. Gibbons backed Carpentier into his corner and punished him on the head and body. Carpentier dropped a left to the face and received two lefts to the chin. In return Carpentier landed his left to the chin, Gibbons dodging a right swing. Gibbons landed two lefts on the jaw. Carpentier missed a right to the jaw. In round five Carpentier began retreating. Gibbons hooked his left to the head. Carpentier caught Gibbons with two rights on the head. Gibbons drove Carpentier into his cor-j ner in the sixth round, landing body punches. Gibbons landed two lefts on the head and a right to the ribs. The fighters exchanged body blows in clinches. In the seventh round Gibbons rocked Carpentier’s head with two left uppercuts and whipped over a right to the head, forcing his opponent to hang on. Gibbons drove Carpentier into his corner with a right to the body. Gibbons landed three righti to the head, making Carpentier groggy. Carpentier was hanging on at the bell.

FRENCHMAN LOSES GROUND. In round eight they clinched, Carpentier hanging on and punching Gibbons’ body. Gibbons sent a left to the head, drove two lefts to the body, a right to the stomach, and another to the stomach as he backed away. Carpentier hooked a savage right to the head. In round nine Georges sent over a light left, Gibbons clinched, and they exchanged rights to the body. Carpentier sent two rights to the face and then fell to the floor, indicating that he had hurt his ankle. Carpentier limped around and Gibbons drove two rights to the body. They clinched, and Gibbons landed five rights to the body, Carpentier hanging on. Carpentier was groggy, but lashed out two rights which missed Gibbons. Laughing, Gibbons drove his right to the chin. Carpentier limped to his corner, the crowd jeering as they shook hands. In the tenth round Carpentier retreated to the ropes and Gibbons wing-hooked with his left to the body. Carpentier clinched. He was noticeably limping. Gibbons landed a left to the chin and cut Carpentier over the eye. Carpentier backed Gibbons and punched him with rights and lefts to the head. Carpentier missed a right and left to the body, Carpentier was bleeding and fast tiring. He fell into a clinch. Just before the end of the bout Gibbons was trying to shake Carpentier off for a finishing punch. GIBBONS’ TERRIFIC HITS. Gibbons, though disappointed at hi* failure to score a knock-out, expressed satisfaction at the ease with which he defeated Carpentier and asserted that if the Frenchman had fought like he battled against Dempsey Gibbons would have been the victor within five rounffs. He believed that he had convinced the public that he was entitled to another crack at Dempsey. Carpentier said Gibbons was the best boxer he had ever faced. He hit terrifically. He now realised how he had managed to stay fifteen rounds with Dempsey. Carpentier said that if his ankle had not been injured he could possibly have scored a knock-out. He declared that he had determined to box Gibbons at long range, seeking an opportunity for a decisive right hand blow.