Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-17
bryan DOWNEY GIVEN VERDICT
BY SPORT WRITER'S.
Johnny Wilson Retains Middlewcight
Belt, Because No Decision Is
Allowed.

6welyc tame and unintcrcSting rounds |
in their bout here this afternoon TO |
kettle thcir dispute over the world !!
|middlewcight championship.
Under the New Jersey law no Of !
6icial decision was permitted but viii
BON retained his championship belt. |
| lro fight going the limit. However ii !
WAS the opinion OF majority Of news |
paper men and fight experts at tho |,
3ingsidc that Downey won on points !
fHc forced the fighting in most Of the j
bounds and landed the clcancst blows !
Wilson's performance was so unea~ .
sfactoSy to tho New Jersey Boxing
Commission that they ordered Pro
2notcr Tex Richard to hold his share Of :
! he purse pending Il hearing. !;
When Wilson loft the ring after The !.
bout, he was booed loudly by tho
3srowd, while Downcy received n round
7pf applause.
There was not semblance of q
sinockdown during the fight. Wilson
fell into clinch at every opporturi !
ky and landed few hard blows on his
opponent. Downey appeared to havo
Pad the bcttor Of four rounds three
went to Wilson and the others were
9sven.
hatty Herbert, 215 pounds New
York and Dick Griffin of Fort Worth.
Tex. 1875 pounds fought furiously IN
their eight round no%lecision bout.
herbert was floored by left in tho
Second round but refused 20 take tho
count.
johnny Buff Jersey city ia IL
pounds. knocked out Indian Russell
10y IL pounds Of Harrisburg, Pa. IN
tho fifth round of their ten round
lmatch
Willie Spencer 121 81 pounds, Nov
York and Solly Epstein, 119 1-2 pounds
indianapolis fought fast eight.
,tound no. .ecision bout in the first pro
Iliminary.
Mike McTiguo New York, 1859 l-2
pounds and Panama Joe Cans, 1862 Ia
Fought twelve fast rounds in the final
bout. They battered one another In
every round and kept the crowd on
It's feet.
Following is the Wilson Dowroy
flight by rounds:
Round Onc-'Downcy rushed from
ais corner and landed the first blow,
= left to the chin. Wilson boxed
cautiously. Downey, landed LEFT ia
tho body and right to the Jaw, rock
ing Wilson. Downcy missed n yicious
right uppercut, but landed n right ia
I'll" jaw. They clinclrcd at the bell
Round Two-Thcy clinched and viii
son landed two light lefts on Downey'o
Jaw. Downey missed a right for the
fhead. They exchanged lefts to tho
ehln. There was little fighting on tho
art OF either man. both WORKING for nm
loDening.
Round Three-Downey landed
1stralght to the body and loft to tho
Jaw. He rushed Wilson to the ropas
win hard lefts and rights to tho
boy. Downey landed n left ito the CHI,
Downey missed right uppercut. VIII.
son landed loft to the chin at the
boil. e''
Round Four-Wilson took tho of,ou
ana Wilson caught him with a r,gh,
IN the stomach. .Downey crossed with
Two rights to thef jaw. They were
aiighting hard in q clinch at the he'll.
found Five-Downcy sent straight
rlgft to the nose. Downey landed a
rlght to tho jaw and took n left crook
I'm return. Wilson forced Downcy tc
! tho ropes, with body blows, Down.v
sent hard right to tho stomach At
the bell. ~
round SiX--Downey caught Wilson
III his corner and hurt him with hard
sHghts and lefts to the stomach WI,
son cut Downcy's left owe with a
right. Wilson's blows were landipr
3oltener. They fought hard at class
quarters. ''''
iIouhd SeVon-Downey forced tho
lisltl1,g, and had the better Of an OK
8ciahse at close quarters. Downey sent
straight right to the stomach vii
Son caught Downey with left hook
They fought slowly.
found Bartholomew landed two
aInghts to the body and one td tha
paw. Wilson hooked Downey with bis
90 tney clinched repeatedly. Both
llSsed many blows and were hootej
by the crowd.
0to"nd Nine-Trying for a knockout
i'owney landed his right twice on tin,
pa" ana once in tho stomach. He mis-.
~ swing to the head and nearly
on. wilson landed lefts and rights Ia
8ne nody. Downey was landing bodv
'io"s oftcner. He rocked Wilson with
Tisht 10 the jaw at the bell.
itound Ten-Downey landed hard
Slght and left to the body. Downnv
l,1ssed right to tho head took sev.r
~ rights to the body. Downey missed
'la tiey went into a clinoh at the bnr
honnd Elcven-Downey rushed win.
son 10 the ropes and took two barl
1shts to the jaw. Wilson SEM . lar
look TO the stomach and then eycba 10
NJ blows to the body at close Quarters
'o"ney missed right to the head o,d
"as hooked sharply by Wilson 10 thn
a"' lhey exchanged right BODY blows
a cllnch. End round.
totnd Twclve---Downoy was irvine
lard' but the blows did not seem tn
,"ft wilson. lie sent Il hard RICH, ~
nc stomach. Downcy landed a hard
lsnt on the jaw. They EXCHANGED ler-s
the stomach. They fell into a clinch
s'hu exchanged iefts and rights 1T tho
poll. 's'"'' 1T '''
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