Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-24
HERMAN LICKED
BY JOHNNY BUFF
IN ROUND CD
Jersey City Youth Wins the
Worlds BantamWeight
Title; Awarded Decision
Over New Orleans Boxer.
(By The Associated Psss.)

Dull VI JCloOy SAbJl %AAA'SANNNNA 80
weight champion, won the worlds
title tonight when
he received the judges decision
over Pete Herman of New Orleans,
at the end of their fifteen round
bout. Buff weighed 113 IL pounds
and Herman 1T ga pounds.
Round One-They met in the
center of the ring and exchanged
light body blows. Herman landed
two rights to the body. Buff 1
missed a right for the head but
connected with a light left. Buff
landed right in Herman's stom-
ach at the bell.
Round Two--They spared for
an opening and Buff sent left to
the body. They fought lightly in q
clinch. Buff caught Hermann or
the jaw with a left and came back
with right to the head. Buff
missed q left to the body. Her
mans left eye was bleeding
HERMAN missed right uppercu
and they were sparring at the bell.
Round Three - Herman was
short with right hook. Buff sent
hard right to the stomach. Herman
landed several rights to the stom-
ach. Buff landed left and right to
head, and Herman countered with
right to jaw. Buff had the better
Of the ihfighting at the bell.
Round -Four They exchanged
hard rights and lefts to the body
Herman landed two hard rights to
law, then peppered Bluffs body
with rights and lefts. He flooreG
Buff with right to the jaw but
the New Jersey boy was soon on
his feet. Buff crashed two lefts to
Herman's jaw.
Round Five - They exchanged
light body blows and clinched,
Herman slammed right to the jaw
and followed with rights and lefts
to stomach. Hermans right then
found Johnny's jaw twice and
they exchanged left hooks. Her
man sent right to body.
Round Six - Herman started
with right to body and Buff sent
right to the jaw in return. But1
landed with q right to chin and
followed with hard right to body
At close quarters they exchanged
rights and lefts to jaw.
Round Seven-Herman used a
left jab effectively. Buff sent
straight right to Herman's jaw
and they clinched. Both missed
rights for the head. Herman stag
gered Buff with right hook ana
they fought furiously at close
quarters at the bell.
Round Eight-Herman crashed
a right to Bluffs jaw and johnny
returned the compliment. But
found Herman's jaw with shon
right, Herman caught Buff with
right hook and Buff was short
with left uppercut. They fought at
close quarters, Herman landing
hard rights.
Round Ninc-They exchange
rights to the stomach. Buff sent a
left to the Jaw followed by hard
rights to the body. Herman landed
right to the jaw and Buff coun-
tered with a right to the head.
Both landed hard lefts to the jaw
at the bell.
Round Ten - They staggered
each other with rights and lefts to
| the head. II er m a n missd
| right to the jaw and Buff landed
left to the body. Buff missed two
rights and Herman a left for the
| head.
Round EIeven-Buff staggered
the champion with a right to TIL
jaw, following with uppercuts
Herman landed right to the
body, Buff missed a right for tn
| head. Herman hooked Buff witt
left, following with hard rights 70
the Jaw, and staggered Buff with
rights and lefts at the bell.
Round Twelve--Herman took
the offensive and caught Buff with
left to jaw. Herman sent hard
rights to body. They exchanged
hard body blows. Herman missed
a right to the jaw. They exchang-
ed lefts to jaw. Buff landed hard
left to the jaw and took one in re-
turn.
Round Thirteen--Buff sent hard
left to chin and received one in re-
turn. Bluffs left found Her
mans law and Herman landed two
| rights to, body. Buff staggered
Herman with left hooks to jaw at
| the bell.
Round Fourteen-Herman could
| not eyade Bluffs left hooks. Her
man sent light lefts to chin ana
! both landed right on the jaw. Her
man landed right to jaw and
| caught a left hook on his chin.
Round Fffteen--Herman sent
left to Bluffs jaw and took a rlght
| to the head. They exchanged
rights and lefts to the body. Burr
hooked Herman with right. Bur-
sent rights and lefts to mead
Herman fought like a tiger at the
bell. "a.
Buff brought the crowd to its
feet time and again by his lightning
like work and aggressiveness. lie
had the better Of ten rounds, four
were Herman's and one was even
The New Orleans boy appeared
unable to use his right effectively
and while Buff missed oftener hi.
blows were clean and hard ano
worried Herman. -
Herman showed best in the
fourth round when. on the ofien
Awe he clipped Buff with a rlgn
TO I0e Jaw hPoOtNhA5
was up Immediately. however.
Herman, who won the bantam
weight championship from R sn
Williams Of Baltimore in a 20
round fight at New Orleans in lsl1
lost It on decision last Decempe
in a 15-round contest with 80
lynch of New York. but won
back again when he received u
} Judges decision over Lynch in a -
. round bout in Brooklyn a fe'
/ The first preliminary bout wa
. stopped in the first round ,a ai.e
thrice for a count of nine eac
y time BY "Red Cap" Wilson. The
a are New York featherweighte.
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9 York and Early Baird. 127. {
Q Seattle, wash, fought eight roune
. to a draw.
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