BOXING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19029, 3 June 1924, Page 6

BOXING

GIBBONS-CARPENTIER FIGHT A TEN-ROUND BOUT CARPENTIER HEAVILY PUNISHED. NEW YORK, May 31. At Michigan City Carpentier and Gibbons were greeted with uproarious applause by an immense crowd. Carpentier’s weight was announced as 1741 b and Gibbons’ 1771 b. A telegram from Dempsey challenging lhe winner was read. First Hound.—Carpentier shot heavy rights to the head and drove to the body. In a clinch he swung his right to the "chin. 'The men were boxing cautiously. Gibbons left-hooked to the chin, and. with Uarpentier backing away, Gibbons drove both fists to the body. Carpentier landed a hard right on the head. Gibbons left-hooked to the chin and chased Carpentier around the ring. 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 the corner and Carpentier smashed his left to the face, received two left hooks to the chin, and danced away from Gibbons’ rights and lefts. Round Three. —Gibbons missed with his left, and Carpentier landed flush on the jaw with his right. Gibbons sent his right to the chin, and Carpentier ran into his corner, Gibbons pursuing hint. He landed a left on Carpentier, who left-hooked to the stomach.

Round Four. —The fighters clinched. Carpentier backed away, but suddenly lashed out to the chin. Gibbons backed Carpentier into the corner and punished him on the head and body. Carpentier dropped his left to the face and received two lefts on the chin in return. Carpentier landed his left on the chin, Gibbons dodging his right swing. Gibbons landed two lefts on the jaw, while Carpentier missed a right to the jaw. Round Five.—Carpentier began retreating. Gibbons hooked a left to the head, and Carpentier caught Gibbons with two rights on the head. Sixth Round.—Gibbons drove Carpentier into the corner in the six round, landing several body punches. Gibbons landed two lefts on the head and the right to the ribs. The fighters exchanged body blows in clinches. Seventh Round. —Gibbons rocked Carpentier’s head with two left upper-cuts, and whipped over his right to the head, forcing his opponent to hang on. Gibbons drove Carpentier into the corner with a right to the body, and landed three rights to the head, making Car-/ pentier groggy, Carpentier hanging on at the sound of the bell.

Round Eight.—The men clinched, Carpentier hanging on and punching the body. Gibbons sent his left to the head, and drove two lefts to the body, and his right to the stomach and another to the stomach. As he backed

away Carpentier hooked a savage right to the head. Round Nine. —Georges sent over a light left. Gibbons clinched, and they exchanged rights to lhe body. Carpentier sent two right to the face, and then fell to the floor, indicating that, he had hurt his ankle. Carpentier limped around Gibbons and drove two rights to the body. They clinched, and Gibbons landed five rights to the body, Carpentier hanging on. Carpentier became groggy, but lashed out two rights which missed Gibbons. Laughing, Gibbons drove a right to the chin, and Carpentier limped to the corner, the crowd jeering. They shook hands. Tenth Round—Carpentier retreated to the ropes. Gibbons fell and winghooked his left to the body. Carpentier clinched, and was noticeably limping. Gibbons hooked his left to the chin, and cut Carpentier over the eye. Carpentier backed, and Gibbons punched him "with rights and lefts to the head. Carpentier missed his right and

loft to the body. Carpentier was bleeding fast and tiring. He fell into s clinch just before the end of the bout. Gibbons was trying to shake Carpentier off for a finishing punch. THE BOXERS INTERVIEWED NEW YORK, May .31. Gibbuns, though disappointed at bis failure to score a knock-out, expressed satisfaction at. the case with which he defeated Carpentier, and asserted that if the Frenchman had fought like he battled against Dempsey hr (Gibbons) would have been the* victor within fixe rounds. He believed hr had convince* the public that he was entitled to an other crack at Dempsey. Carpentier said Gibbons was the best boxer he had ever faced. He hits terrifically. He now’ realised how hr had managed to stay fifteen rounds with Dempsey. Carpentier also said his had not been injured h< could possibly have scored a knock-out. He declared he had determined to box Gibbons at. long range, seeking an opportunitv tor a decisive right-hand blow.