Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11
Buff Wins Over
Sharkey at New York

New York, Nov. 10-Johnny Buff,
worlds bantamweight boxing cham
pion retained his title tonight by OBJ
tanning judges decision over Jack
Sharkey OF New York at the end Of
their 15-round bout in Madison
Square Garden.
Beaten in a number of the earlier
rounds. Buff started winning Of
fensive In the 18th round and by the
power of his hitting turned the tide
against the Italian-American. Buff
opened the fight with rush but
Sharkey's well placed blows slowed
him up for a while. He was stag
gered by Sharkey's blows on numer-
GUS occasions but recuperated quick
| ly. Sharkey had the better of five
rounds, six went to Buff and four
were even. Buff weighed ia pounds
and Sharkey ZIG IL.
| Round 1.-The champion took the
offensive and after missing two right
! swings for the body, they clinched.
There were several light exchanges
at close quarters.
Round 2-Sharkey landed a left to
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( was up again. Buff landed right and
! left to the head. There was a fierce
interchange of body punching. led by
Buff. Both were wild.
!, Round Bluff sent a hard right
and left to body. Bluffs stomach
stopped hard right.
! Round 4-Sharkey took the Often
sive but was wild. Sharkey sent a
right to stomach. Buff landed hard
right on jaw.
Round 5-Sharkey sent stiff left to
cutted Buff with his left. Buff was
short with right to jaw. Sharkey
pounded Buff with rights and lefts
to stomach and head.
Round 6-Sharkey countered a
series of right uppercuts with
straight lefts to the jaw.
Round 7-Sharkey swung hard
rights and lefts to the body, Buff re-
turning with right and left hooks to
the jaw. Sharkey staggered Buff
with rights to body and a left to the
jaw.
Round S-Sharkey hooked twice
with left to jaw and dazed Buff with
right to stomach. Both swung hard
at close quarters. Sharkey appeared
to have the better of the infighting.
Sharkey staggered the champion
with ii left to the jaw.
Round 9-Sharkey again staggered
Buff with left to jaw. Buff landed
light lefts to the head and Sharkey
followed with two right nppercuts.
Both landed hard body blows in
Sharkey's corner and then missed
and slipped. Both were on their
krees at the bell.
| Round 10-Buff landed right to jaw
I then left to stomach. Sharkey sent
stiff rights to body and left to head
Buff was bleeding at the mouth. Most
Of his blows going wild.
| Round 11-Sharkey's left played a
tatto on the champions jaw. A left
to the chin sent Buff staggering to
the ropes. Buff missed several right
swings for the head. Sharkey landed
left to the jaw at the gong.
Round 12-Sharkey landed hard
rights and left to body. Buff stop
ped, claiming a foul. Referee ordered
| the men to resume. Sharkey Contin-
ued the assault on Bluffs head and
body. Buff countered with rights
and left to the head. The title hold
er was fighting desperately. Sharkey
landed left to the chin at the bell.
Round 13.-Buff missed left upper
cut and took light right to the
stomach. They fought lightly at
close quarters. Buff sent hard rights
and left to the body. Buff landed
right and left upper-cuts at the bell
Round 14-Sharkey sent light lefts
| to the face, Buff countering with
light body blows. Buff had the bet
I ter Of the battle at close quarters.
Buff landed rights to body and rights
and lefts to jaw.
| Round 15-Both landed lefts to jaw.
! Buff sent hard rights to Sharkey's
| jaw. Sharkey staggered Buff with
left to the jaw. Buff came back with
rights to head. Both missed swings
to the head. Sharkey sent right to
! stomach at the bell.