HOW GIBBONS WON.

Wairarapa Age, 4 June 1924, Page 5

HOW GIBBONS WON.

A TEN-ROUND BOUT. CARPENTIER WELL BEATEN. New York, May 31.—When the contestants entered the ring at Michigan City they were greeted with uproarious applause by an immense crowd. Carpentier’s weight was 12st 61b, and Gibbons’s 12s 91b. A telegram was read from Jack Dempsey, challenging the winner.

In the first round Carpentier shot heavy rights to the head and drove to the body in a clinch. The men were boxing cautiously. In round two Gibbons feinted and forced Carpentier to retreat, and the latter missed with a left. Gibbons pounded Carpentier’s body in the clinches.

Round three saw Gibbons miss with his left, and Carpentier landed flush on the jaw with his right. Gibbons sent a right to the chin, and pausing landed a left. Carpentier replied with a left hook to the stomach.

In round four the fighters clinched. Carpentier backed away, but suddenly lashed out to the chin. Gibbons drove Carpentier into a corner, and punished him on the head and body. Gibbons drove Carpentier into a corner in the sixth, landing body punches.

In the seventh Gibbons rocked Carpentier’s head with two left uppercuts* and whipped over a right to the head, making Carpentier groggy. When the bell sounded Carpentier was still hanging on. In round eight Carpentier was hanging on and punching 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 Ground, and Gibbons drove two rights to the body. They clinched, and Gibbons landed five rights to the body. Carpentier, hanging on, appeared to be groggy, but lashed out two rights which missed. Laughing at his opponent, Gibbons drove a right to the chin, and Carpentier limped to his corner, the crowd jeering.

The pair shook hands prior to the tenth round. Carpentier retreated to the ropes, and was noticeably limping. Gibbons cut Carpentier- over the eye. The Frenchman backed and Gibbons punched him with rights and lefts to the head. Carpentier, bleeding and tiring fast, fell into a clinch. Just before the end Gibbons was trying to shako Carpentier off for the finishing punch.— (Beuter.)