Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-26
SAXON WINS FROM JOSEPHS
IN EIGHT ROUND BOUT HERE

with a large crowd present, a card
of fights that matched with the best
eye promoted in the local club, was
exhibited to the fight fans, and every
bout showed plenty of pep with the
exception of the main event, which
was slow throughout. Saxon, Carroll
and Egmore were the winners of the
main events.
Saxon Shades Josephs.
UP to the time of the starting of
he main events, the crowd had wit
Messed plenty of fighting and they
were well satisfied with the exhibit
tlons coming, and they expected a
slashing affair between the two husk-
les, but neither did very much fighting
throughout the eight rounds, Saxon
shading his opponent.
The two boxers started off In a slow
fashion, both waiting for the other to
do the fighting, and the round was
spent In clinching, jabbing and a little
close fighting. Saxon returned every
thing that the Staten Islander gave,
and this session was even.
The second round started off In the
same manne as the first, neither
fighter caring to do n real hitting.
Both fighters would lead at the same
time and a clinch would result. A
little close fighting in this round was
divided evenly between the two men.
Saxon started the third off in a
flashy manner, and his jabs were TAX
ing effect on his opponent. The
Newark tighter was getting the better
of his opponent by jabbing and close
fighting. and Josephs really began to
take his usual hefty swings. Saxon's
early lighting in this session, gained
him the round by a shade.
Both fighters started the fourth
round in a slow manner, and It APP
red thar fhRU yvnpa rnCtinr on
their laurels of tho previous round.
when O little fighting was exhibited
Any reas blows the fighters attempt
ed to swing went wild and there was
no real hitting in this session. This
session also even.
Saxon started jabbing his opponent
In the fifth session and in this way
kept the Staten Islander off. When
the fighters met, Saxon had the bet
ter of h close fighting. The New
ark boxers steady jab soon had it's
effect on the island fighters nose. and
forced him to do some real fighting.
Saxon secured this round by q shade.
The sixth round found the fighters
settled down again n they appear
ed to be hoping for the end Of tho
fight to appear. Neither of the box
ers did any swinging in this session
and the only exchange was a few tabs
and a little close fighting and the
auttIo "GIC CNOlIs
Josephs started the seventh round
as IL he meant business and landed q
number of punches on his opponent.
Saxon allowed Josephs to exert him
self as much as he wanted and then
he started to jab and also had the
better of the mitigating, evening
matters at the end of the session.
The last round like a number of
the others did not show n real
finishing touches. Often fighters save
their best for the final session. but
in this case neither fighter exhibited
anything much up to this round and
they did not show anything in this
session. Josephs did a little in-fght-
ing in this round and Saxon retaliat-
ed by Jabs. This session was even.
Saxon secured two of the eight
rounds by a shade and the rest of the
stanZas were even, with the result
that Saxon gained the bout. This
evens matters between the two box
ers. Josephs defeating the Newarker
when they met in the ring some time
ago.