Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-23
BENNY LEONARD
WINS ON POINTS
OVER FRIEDMAN
Lightweight Boxing Cham
pion of the World Is
Awarded Decision at the
End of Eighth Round.

Philadelphia. Nov. 22.-Benny
Leonard, lightweight boxing cham
pion of the world, outpointed
Sailor Friedman of Chicago, in an
eight-round no-decision bout to-
night. Both men entered the ring
over the lightweight limit and the
championship was not at stake.
In a bout preliminary to the
Benny Leonard Sailor Friedman
contest here tonight, George Eagle
of California, outboxed Eddie
Wagond of Philadelphia In eight
rounds.
Benny Valger. 1872 pounds, of
New York. outpointed Tommy
Cleary, 1874 pounds, of Philadelphia
in an eight-round no-decision bout.
The Chicagoan was game and
took the offensive in many rounds.
Leonard. the better boxer. with
stood his assaults and found that
he must pile enough points to win
a popular victory. Friedman stag
gered the champion several times
with hard punches to the head, but
Leonard smiled and gave three or
more blows in return.
The champion did most of his
fighting in the seventh and eighth
rounds and at one time appeared to
have his opponent in a. weakened
condition. In the eighth round
they met in the center of the ring
and there carried on slug fest in
which Leonard delivered the
strongest punches.
Nathan Lewis, Friedman's man
ager. said that Friedman felt, by
his showing tonight, that he de-
served to be given a chance at the
title at the lightweight limit In n
15-round decision bout.
Friedman entered the ring at
1920 and Leonard followed five
minutes later.
Their weights were announced
at ringside as, Friedman, 140
pounds, and the champion, 1873 3-4.
Both being above the lightweight
limit, the championship technic-
ally was not at stake. The fight
by rounds:
Round One-They spared and
Leonard landed a right to the jaw
in q clinch. Leonard was short
with q right to the jaw. Leon
ard clipped Friedman on the jaw
with q left hook. The champion
sent light right to the jaw in a
clinch. Friedman did not land
a blow.
Round Two-Leonard missed a
right for the head and Friedman
countered with a left to the Jaw
They boxed swiftly and Leonard
landed a right and left to the jaw
He sent friedman to the ropes
with a right to the head. Leon
ard caught Friedman on the jaw
with hard right, staggering him
at the bell.
Round Three-Friedman took
the offensive and landed rights
and lefts to Leonard's body ana
head. Leonard countered with a
right to the stomach. Friedman
sent two short lefts to the cham
pion's jaw. Friedman sent a right
to the stomach. Leonard missed n
right swing at the bell.
Round Four-They spared and
exchanged rights and lefts to the
head at close quarters. Both
missed swings for the head. Leon
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hard rights to the jaw. There was
little fighting in this round.
Round Five-Leonard sent a
straight right to the Jaw and took
one in return. Friedman hooked
left to the champions jaw They
exchanged hard rights and lefts
to the body at close quarters.
Leonard sent a left to the Jaw and
they were clinched at the bell.
Round SiX---Leonard countered
a straight left to the jaw with a
hard uppercut. The champion
missed repeatedly. Friedman
hooked the champion with a left
to the jaw. They exchanged light
body blows at close quarters and
in the breakaway Leonard sent IA
left to the chin at the bell.
Round Seven--The fighting be-
came fierce. with Friedman as
the aggressor He sent hard rights
and lefts to the champions head
and body, forcing him to the ropes.
Leonard sent a straight right to
the jaw. They started slugging
and both took hard body punches.
Leonard forced Friedman to the
ropes, appearing to be trying for
Knockout.
Round Eight-Leonard stagger-
ed Friedman with rights and let's
to the head. and Friedman fought
back viciously. Leonard's punches
seemed to be wearing down his OPP
ponent. They continued to box at
a fast pace, and Leonard forced
FREEDMEN into his own corner at
the bell.