BOXING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 243, 14 October 1931, Page 5

BOXING

SHARKEY S VICTORY DEFEAT OF PRIMO CARNERA UNCONVINCING DISPLAY GIANT “OUT ON HIS FEET.” CROWD JEERS AT CONTESTANTS Received Oct. 13, 9.40 p.m. NEW YORK, Oct. 12. In a bout for the heavyweight championship of the world Jack Sharkey (14st. 61b.) obtained the decision over Primo Camera (18st. 91b.) at the end of fifteen rounds. Sharkey let Camera take the offensive but had little trouble in evading the Italian’s rushes, landing effectively with the right. In the second Sharkey ran into a wild left lead by the Italian. They exchanged blows, which landed lightly on the face and body. Sharkey had some difficulty in reaching his opponent but had the better of the fight thus far. In the third round the American was doing well, Primo missing badly. The Italian’s advantage in reach made it impossible for Sharkey to use jabbing tactics. The round was even. In the fourth round Camera was rushing his opponent but Sharkey had no difficulty in dodging him. Sharkey landed three hard lefts to the body, and floored his opponent with a hard right to the chin. Camera went down again but without being hit. Camera now claimed a foul but the referee decliner! to allow it. Sharkey claimed the fight on a foul because Camera fell without being hit. Sharkey started climbing out of the ring but was ordered back by the referee. It was Sharkey’s round.

Sharkey was hammering the Italian at will into the ropes in the fifth round, the American seeking to land the finishing blow and he was puffing at the close of the round from exertion. Sharkey hooked a hard right to the head but missed and slipped to the canvas but there was no count. It was Sharkey’s round. In the sixth Sharkey was no longer on the aggressive and Camera was scoring with jabs to the body and head. It was Camera’s round. Sharkey was making little attempt to lead in the seventh round, being content to dodge the Italian’s lumbering blows. Sharkey scored with a hard left hook to the chin as the bell rang. It was Sharkey’s round. The eighth round was even, Sharkey boxing and Camera jabbing. In the ninth round the crowd, not satisfied with the fighters’ manoeuvres, booed for action. Sharkey set Camera back on his heels wit’i a left to the body, followed by three staggering lefts to the face. The Italian’s left eye swelled. It was Sharkey’s round. Tn the tenth round Camera was being badly outclassed and tiring, Sharkey punishing him in the body and it was Sharkey’s round. In the eleventh round Primo was taking punishment about the face. Sharkey drew blood with a left to the nose and racked the Italian badly about the body. It was Sharkey round. The twelfth and thirteenth rounds were merely a repetition of the eleventh. In the fourteenth Sharkey doubled up Camera with a stinging left to the body and then followed with a left to the chin. It was Sharkey’s round. In the fifteenth Camera was out on his feet, Sharkey gaining the decision.

MARKEY BEATS PETERS SCOTTISH BANTAM CHAMPION Received Oct. 13, 9.45 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 13. In a fifteen round contest Frank Markey, the Scottish bantam champion, outpointed Johnny Peters.