BOXING

Wairarapa Daily Times, 21 October 1937, Page 7

BOXING

STRICKLAND BEATEN. AN UNPOPULAR DECISION. LONDON, Tuesday. The German heavyweight boxer, Walter Neusel, defeated Maurice Strickland (New Zealand) on points in a bout of twelve rounds at Wembley. Loud and prolonged booing and catcalling greeted the verdict. Most of the critics disagree with the verdict. The “News Chronicle’s” boxing correspondent says: “I made Strickland a comfortable winner.” The “Daily Telegraph” comments: “It was the most unpopular verdict for twenty years.” Strickland attacked in the early rounds, timing well, but/ Neusel landed heavily to the body. The pace continued hot. Strickland, who is much the better boxer and fast on his feet, repeatedly landed his left to the face. Neusel continued to bore in with more heavy body punches and a gruelling battle continued, the pace not slackening. Strickland’s left eye was bleeding in the eleventh round. There were terrific exchanges in the twelfth, Neusel finishing strongly and flooring Strickland for a count of five shortly before the bell.

Speaking at the microphone in the ring, Strickland said: “Hello, New Zealand. Hello, Mum and Dad. I thought I had won, but he has given it to the other guy.” Strickland was given an ovation on leaving the ring. Neusel was booed from the ring to his room. . The demonstration was continued, drowning the announcement of the next bout between Ernie Roderick and Jimmy Purcell, who began their fight amid uproar. Roderick won, the fight being stopped in the fifth round.

PROTEST AGAINST DECISION.

LONDON, Wednesday,

Daly announces that he is protesting against the referee’s decision to the British Board of Control.

REFEREE’S STATEMENT

NEUSEL A POINTS WINNER.

(Received Thursday, 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, Wednesday.

Jack Smith, the referee, says he had been refereeing for 6 years and has not had this sort of trouble before. He made Neusel a points winner and will show his card to the stewards and to nobody else.