New-York tribune., 1911-12-06
G|BBONS'S PLACE SECURE
Gives Remarkable Boxing Ex-
hibition in Beating COfey.
EARNS ALL THE H0NORS
Western Welterweight Has Sci
ence, Skill and Hard Punches
to Spare.

Mike Gibbons, the ST. Paul welterwei4h'
and one of the greatest, if not the greatest
men of his weight in the world, showed so"
hght-crazed spectators what real fighter
was when he made Walter COffey, the wide
ly heralded California middleweight, look
like a novice in a one-sided ten-round bou'
at the Farmont Athletic club, OF Iht
Bronx. last night In every round of the ten
Gibbons beat his man numerically and mac
him groggy and reeling at least once IN
seven rounds of the ten rounds.
Somewhere i'm the world there may he a
greater fighter than Gibbons. but New YORK
has never seen him. Mike had everything
that goes TO make up great fighter lie
is clever. remarkably clever, and the way III
which he slipped leads, ducked, blocked and
countered had the greatest crowd that ever
packed the spacious Fairmont Club thun-
dering its applause.
lie was as fast as streak on his feet
and never once could Coffey corner him
Gibbons greatest power lay in his punch
He was ten pounds lighter than Coffey
who weighed l55 pounds, but every time he
landed his short. snappy left hand Jao COZ
fey's head Topped back on his shoulder
blades. The right staggered him, but Cor
fey's physique saved him.
Coffey shot over fast left to the head
for the first punch, but Gibbons made him
miss half p dozen leads like an amateur
and snapped home pretty counter on
each occasion Gibbons then plunged In
and landed n savage left hook to the jaw
and the Native Son reeled under the
impact.
In the second round Gibbons gave fe"
moro lessons in the art and almost knocked
Coffey down with a short right 10 the
law. Coffey looked like an untried novice
and the little st. Paul boy feinted him into
kinks and beat him from corner To corner.
Coffey also had a narrow escape from a
knockout i'm the third round lie tried to
box cleverly, but Gibbons drove his head
back with "A piledriving left and stood him
mp with right 10 the face. Coffev reeled
and staggered and like a tiger Gibbons
flew at him and drove him across the ring
with terrific left ana right hooks.
Gibbons returned TO clever boxing in the
fifth round, but found occasion to knock
his man groggy with a savage right jolt.
Coffey rallied and tried TO battle back, but
he was clay in the hands of master.
The tide flowed toward Coffey for min
ute i'm the sixth round but Nike rallied,
and i'm the last minute sent Coffey reeling
with a hard right. From then on he more
than cvened the score.
The remainder Of the contest was only a
repetition of the foregoing. Gibbon slowed
down at times, but always was the master,
and his science made the piunging Calltor-
MIA boy look foolish. The latter tried his
right hand for the head, but Mike slipped
the lead 10y inches and ripped solid coun-
ters TO the face and body at will.
In the final period Gibbons cut loose and
gave one Of the greatest exhibitions of
scientific boxing that New York has ever
seen. Coffey was bruised, battered and
beaten from pillar to post. The bell rang
1ust as Coffey received a volley of blows
that seemed to come from all directions.