Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-18
WILSON, N|DDLEWE|GHT CHAMPION, WINS DECISION OVER MIKE. O'D0WO

NEW YORK, March 17. - Johnn, Wilson, worlds middleweight cham. pion. retained his title n 15-round bout with Mike ODowd. former champion, at Madison Square Gar den tonight. The judges disagreed and Referee Johnny McAyoy of Brooklyn, gave his decision in favor of Wilson
 | The bout was rather disappoint-
 ng one from fistic standpoint as 9acb man seemed alraid Of the other and -O'Dewd only adopted his famous
 u"H'rg tactics occasionally.
 Wilson. who has the longer reach. T'as able to stand off or outpoint O'Dowd as long as the ex-champion was content to box or spar. but when. ever O'Dowd stepped inside to fight n his usual fashion Wilson was tho sufferer.
 Blood SpoUts from cut
 At least three times O'Dowd com Nlained Wilson was hitting low with his left hand. In the thirteenth
 Nund when the,r heads bumped blood spouted from cut over ODowd's temnle. During the Ia~r two rounds O'Dowd was bothered by his miohaD.
 Main Event By Rounds
 ROUND ONE Both lended ligr lefts 10 the head and then ODov rushed his man to the ropss, sen ng risht and left to the head an right hard to the body Wilson. wh lights left handed with the righ, loot ahead. iabbed O'Dowd a coupi Of times and ODowd again force Nm tn the ropes, sending hard lef and rights to tho head. Wilsc
 'n0e1 his left to the stomach an oDowd sent right and left to tn
 I'd head. They were sparrin' at the bell.
 D TWO - Tn the seconS they stood toe to toe exch2ngin lows ral idly. Both missed swings | to the head but each reached his O, l ponent's body frequently. The roun | was even.
 BOUND THREE - Wilson ken | Jabbing to the face and O'Dowd ser a solid right to the body. follov,ir up with left and right to the hea |
 ncvd forced his man to a neutra' 7nrrer with hard right on Wilson 1 nose. Towards the close cf th ound O'Dowd landed right on the 1sc;, and wilson shot his right to the stomach. Both men were very care.t iul
 Defender Rushed to RoEes
 ROUND FOUR Wilson iabho to the face and O'Dowd crossed he right to the head and then swung to the body. Wilson broke groun fl-A Id l ODowd landed his right on Wilson ert eye Wilson hooked his left tC the head and O'Dowd rushed him T." me ropes sending left and right tot the wind. Wilson missed a left swirg just before the bell.
 ROUND FIVE-Wilson hooked hi r ght to the head and at close quaT- ters sent right and left to the bodv nDowd complained to the referee that Wilson had semi-foreign sub stance on his hair. The referee stepped between them and examined Wilson's head and after smelling the hair decided that the complaint was not we'll founded. Thefe was grea deal of long range sparring and then they went to a cllnch without any damage being done.
 ROUND SIX = O'Dowd vas shor' on a couple of leads and then the exchanged body blows. Wilson held Mike off with his long right bu' whenever they came to close quar ters the infighting was pretty equal ly divided
 ROUND SEVEN - Up to this time ODowd had not stepped in with his usual rushing tactics. but after sparrfng for a little while ODowf his right to the jaw twi> without a return. O'Dowd bccaiae more aggressive and landed botb left and right to the head and jaw while Wilson countered on the body O'Dowd sent right to head and body just before the bell.