Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-29
BENNY CHAVEZ
GETS DECISION
OVER GONZALEZ
Trinidad Boy, Back in Old
Form, Wipes Out Sting OF
Recent Defeat; Anaya
and Corona Go $3.50.

Benny Chavez, back in his old
time form, copied the 15-round de-
cision from Sailor Gonzalez in the
main event of the boxing card
staged by Dan Padilla at the arm
DRY last night. He carried the fight
in IA of the Is rounds and in the
fourteenth floored Gonzalez for the
count of s, but could not put over
the haymaker.
The fight was snappy from the
first gong, Benny taking the az
gressiye part and carrying 1t
throughout the entire distance. His
punches were terrific and he paid
but little attention to Gonzalez
best efforts
Through the first and second
wild, but willing. There was not
lull in either round. Benny got
his distance better in the third and
heavy punches were exchanged,
Benny flooring the Sailor for the
count Of 8.
In the fourth round Sailor start
ed getting out of the way and from
then it was case of Benny meet
ing UP with him around the ropes.
Heavy punches were exchanged,
Benny boring in constantly with
left jab and attempting heavy right
swings which mostly missed their
mark. The fifth was a repetition
of the fourth and in the sixth
Gonzalez opened UP bit and stood
his ground but without much ad-
vantage.
The seventh round was a rain of
blows, Chavez having bit the best
of the exchanges. Chavez heavy
smuggling featured the eighth, but
in the ninth, Sailor came back,
but with little advantage. Benny
continued the chase for the next
two rounds, landing a rain Of jabs.
The Sailor made a last attempt IN
the twelfth and failing to put over
a dreamlander. lost any advantage
he might have made in the round.
In the thirteenth. Benny knocked
him to the floor and landed a RAIN
of heavy blows. In the fourteenth
he Knocked him for the count OF
and the bout ended in the nj
teenth with Gonzalez still standing
under heavy punishment.
Corona Anaya Draw.
Riyaling the 15-round bout was
the 1O-round go between Kid Ana
va Of Albuquerque, and Johnny
Corona of Stockton, Calf. which
proved to be one of the most SCI
entific and fastest bouts ever seen
in the city. The boys were given
a draw by the city boxing commas
sion.
Both boys attempted to carry the
fight in the opening round, but
Corona, who has everything but a
punch, beat Anaya to 1t and Tor
the first four rounds showed a
marvel of speed and action. These
rounds were easily his.
The fourth round was probably
the fastest round ever seen in a
boxing match in Albuquerque. But
little damage was done to either
of the boys, but hundreds of blows
were started on their way during
the three minutes of action.
Anaya opened up in the fifth and
from then on carried the bout with
but few exceptions. Corona. al
though showing q first class brand
of boxing, was apparently ex-
hausted. Much of this was I'M
doubtedly due to the high altitude
to which he is stranger. The
bout ended with Anaya showerlng
blows under which 1t seemed Co
roma must wilt. but he didn't.
Groggy, but game. he stood up and
took everything that came his way
and attempted to carry the fight
Jack Brady knocked out john
O'Rocky in the third round of a
four-round winner take ALL bout
and In the second bout. Young
Herrera knocked out Toby in the
third round of a four-round go.
The Judges doubted the power OF
the flooring blow and decided that
Toby would not be in on the
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