The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-06-28
DIX0N-J0HNSON.
BOSTON'S COLORED BOY DEFEATS
THE ENGLISHMAN.
The Foreigner Floored In the Four.
teenth Round, and Unable
to Respond.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
NEW YORK, June 27.-The battle for
the feather-weight championship of the
world between George Dixon, the colored
boy from Boston, and Fred johnson,
feather-weight champion of England,
was won by Dixon in the fourteenth
round.
The Coney Island club-room was
crowded with sporting men, and the
betting was exceptionally heavy. Both
men weighed in under III pounds.
After the preliminary affairs were over
there was so much Dixon money in sight
that the Johnson men, who went down
prepared to back their man at even
money, were compelled to drop down,
and the odds soon fell to 500 to 500 on
Dixon, with few takers.
John l.. Sullivan was present in the
most hilarious condition, and was so in
terested in the exhibition preceding the
great event that he didn't see jim Corbett
walk past him.
1t was nearly 10 o'clock when Dixon
and Johnson made their appearance.
The start was fast and furious, Dixon
landing his right and left on the stomach
and head, forcing Johnson to the ropes
and Furnishing him terribly. The cali of
time saved him.
In the second round Dixon again forced
the fighting, repeatedly landing hard.
johnson laid back for infighting, but got
no chance, and when the bell rang was
very weary.
In the third round Johnson led twice.
but fell short. He Immediately after
landed hard on Dixon's face and stom-
ach. Dixon was more careful after this
In the fourth round johnson came up
strong, but soon received hard swing in
the stomach and another one on the Jaw
He retaliated heavily on DiXon's ribs,
and the round closed with hard might
ing.
In the fifth round Johnson was full of
fight, and followed Dixon all over the
ring. A number of hard blows were ex-
changed, and the men clinched repeat
edly.
In the sixth round, however, the hon
ors were about even, each receiving con-
siderable punishment.
In the seventh round Dixon landed a
good many blows, and would have fin
ished his man had it not been for John
sons clever lodging.
The eighth and ninth rounds showed
good work, with honors easy.
In the tenth round Dixon landed on
his opponent with both hands. fairly
staggering the EpglIshman.
In eleventh round Johnson got in some
good stiff punches, and had a trifie the
best of the round.
In the twelfth round the Englishman
demonstrated that he could stand an aw-
ful amount of punishment, and Dixon:s
severe blows had but little effect on him.
He countered with his right every time
Dixon came, and the same was true of
the thirteenth round.
In the fourteenth round Johnson came
up somewhat tired, and Dixon again
forced the fighting. Scarcely had he been
at it two minutes when he planted his
left full on the point of Johnson's Jaw.
following it up with the right with such
force that he fell on the Englishman as
the latter went down. The fall is what
finished Johnson, as the back of his head
struck the floor with such force that he
was knocked almost senseless. He made
four or five attempts to rise, but could not,
and Dixon was declared the winner.