The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-07
DIXON KNOCKS OUT SKEllY.
The Brooklyn Amateur Lasted
Only Eight Rounds.
The Second Fight at Now Orleans Not
80 Well Attended as the First One.
Dixon Was the Favorite in Betting.
skellv Put Up Good Fight, But he
Was no Match For His Colored An.
tagonist.

night was not so large as last night.
Negroes were admitted to section of
the hall. Odds were to l against
Sicily. the colored champion, Dixon.
being generally regarded as having a
cinch. The men weighed six hours be-
fore the fight. Dixon weighed in at11s,
the limit, and Sicily at 116H. Dixon
was seconded by Tom O'Rourke, James
Dougherty. j. j. Kelly and Jack Havlin.
Sicily, the Brooklyn amateur, was
championed by Joe Choynski, John
Robinson and Johnny Griffin. Capt
William Barrett was referee.
First round Cautious sparring, Skelly
looking an inch taller than his adyer.
sary. Both men lead for the head and
came to clinch, Sicily wanting to BIZ
aggressive. Pretty sparring was in
dulged In when the Brooklyn boy backed
away from the vicious left lead, landed
heavy Highlander on his opponents
neck and followed it up closely. Dixon
was cautious and put straight left on
his opponents head without return.
Dixon was forced in his corner, where
he clinched to avoid punishment. AS
the gong sounded both men led without
much damage to either and they wero
sent from q clinch to their seats.
Second round-The men boxed eau
tiously for an opening, Sicily still ag.
gressive. Dixon attempted to land
right and left and, missing, received q
punch in tho stomach with the right.
The colored boy landed good left-hand
swing on his opponents breast, but re-
ceived singing right on the ear. A
moment later Dixon was the aggressor
and landed two heavy lefts on the face.
His opponent clinched and delivered n
heavy punch on the colored boys heart
The lighting was fast and furious and
Dixon appeared to be- getting the better
OF the exchanges. AS the men went to
thelr corners Sicily did not look 80 well.
Third round-Skelly was the ag.
gressor and stepping in received heavy
left which floored him. Dixon now
forced matters and proving too strong
for his opponent, likewise TOO clever,
the latter slipped away. Dixon landed
a heavy night on the jaw which nearly
sent his opponent down, though by a
clever duck and clinch the latter saved
himself for the time being. Dixon was
doing all the aggressive work now and
was showing very clever work. Both
men landed their rights and the gong
sounded.
Hout0h Iouuu-1He men came up
eager to mix matters and Sicily showed
cut on his nose, though no claim for
first blood was heard from the Dixon
people. In the hot exchange that took
place in countering Sicily got the worst
OF 1t, receiving heavy left on the fore
head, though he delivered good right
on his opponents body to even matters
up Dixon was very strong and in an
attempt to land right swing he re-
ceived a hot one from Skelly's right.
Shelly stole in and landed on Dixon's
jaw and in the rally, which took plaoe
in Skelly's cornor, he got a great deal
tho worst of it. The battle now locked
like 100 to shot for Dixon, who went
to his corner strong and unhurt, though
he was breathing heavily from his
work.
Round five Sicily skipped nimbly to
Inc centre OF tho ring. wearing a conf
dent air and seemingly unhurt. The men
boxed for an opening and Dixon found
1T hrst, landing heavy left on Skelly's
ribs. Both attempted to land their lefts
On the head and missing the men
clinched. Dixon received heavy left
on the head and gave as good as he got
Sicily was off his guard and received a
heavy left hand punch in the nose.
Dixon nearly knocked his opponent
down with heavy right and in the hot
exchange Sicily came out covered with
blood. The Brooklynite seemed to be
losing ground rapidly. This was posi-
lively the colored boys round
Round six-The mon stepped up briskly
and commenced clinching. Dixon landed
q heavy left hand swing, though he got
terrible right on the ear. He was
much stronger than his opponent and
the manner in which he offered battle
showed his confidence in himself. He
landed heavy left hand swing on his
opponents ribs and clinched TO save
himself. Dixon received heavy right
on the neck, though his opponent was
growing weak. In the fearful exchange
OF blows Dixon landed two terrible
punches on Sicily with both hands on
the head and body. The battle so far
was all one way and the white boy
looked as If he could not last through
another round.
Round seven-Dixon commenced this
round by an attempt to land his left
The effort was futile, for Sicily avoid
Ing neatly came to an awkward clinch,
In which Dixon's generalship was very
much admired. In the exchange OF
blows both mems heads came together.
Dixon followed up his opponent closely
and the latter did not seem anxious to
fight. The colored boy landed heavy
right and left and would have knocked
out his man but for the clinch. Skelly
looked beaten and was punched to tho
floor twice. The sound Of the gong
barely saved him. for no was showing
signs of his terrible punishment. AS
he sat in his corner he looked limp and
beaten.
Round eigbt-Dlxon stepped up TO
his man and knowing how weak the lat
to was landed light left on his head
Tho men boxed carefully and camo to a
ciinch from an attempt of Dixon to land |
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