Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-26
BENNY LEONARD
BESTS MORAN IN
TEN ROUND BOUT
Lightweight Champion In
jureS His Right Hand in
the First; Fights Most of
Battle With His Left.
tBy The Associated Press., ,

lBY Ine Associated freha.)
Ringside, New Orleans, La. Feb,
25.-Benny Leonard. lightweight
champion Of the world, had the
better of Pal Moran of New Or
leans, in their ten-round no-deci-
sion bout tonight at the Louisiana
auditorium. Moran made a re-
markable showing, sticking his
chin out to the champion on sew
eral occasions and rushing the
champion at times. He had the
better of two of the rounds and
held the champion even in an
other.
Leonard fought most of the bat
tie with his left hand He said af-
ter the bout he had injured his
right hand by hitting Moran on
the head in the first round. He
seemed fresh after tho bout. Mo-
ran also seemed strong, but lit
tie tired,
The weights were announced as
Moran l34 1-2; Leonard, 139.
Round One-Moran rushed and
Leonard blocked left. Leonard
missed a right uppcrcut. Leonard
hooked a left to the body. Moran
rushed and barely missed n smash
ing right to the jaw. Moran spun
him around with a right high on
the head, Leonard seemed over
anxious and was wild. Leonard
landed a stiff left at the bell. 1t
was Moran'a round.
Round Two-Moran put n hard
right to body. Moran landed a
right uppercut and rushing the
champion landed a hard right to
face. Leonard hooked a hard left
to the cheek and followed with n
hard hook to the body. Leonard
landed several more smashing
lofts and smashed q right to the
face in a clinch. Leonard's round.
Round Threc-Leonard rushed
in ard landed n light left and then
buried a left to the body. Leonard
spun him around by the elbow and
rocked him with a left hook.
Moran landed a hard left and
harder right to the body in
clinch. Moran was bleeding from
the nose. Again it was Leonard's
round.
Round -Four - Leonard rushed
Moran and missed two lefts
when the latter packed away.
Leonard hooked a hard left TO the
jaw and a smashing right upper
cut to the Jaw Moran landed q
left hook at the bell. Leonard's
round.
Round Fivc-Moran rushed into
a clinch and put two light lefts to
the body. Leonard landed a left
hook. Leonard seemed biding his
time. Moran stuck out his chin
and Leonard smashed three tor
rifle lefts to the face. Leonard's
round.
Round Six Leonard landed a
left hook. Lenoard swung another
hard left and Moran put a right
swing to the sics. Moran landed
hard left to the jaw, missed a left
swing and then landed a right to
the chin. Leonard jabhed and
then danced . about. Leonard's S
round by slight margin.
Round ScvCn-Moran landed a
left to the body and Leonard jabbcd
with left. Moran landed a right
uppercut and left hook, Coming
out of clinch Moran pulled per-
iect pivot punch, landing a heavy
smash to Leonard's jaw. Leonard
came back and jabbed twice. Mo-
ran hooked a left to the head and
eight to the body. Moran's round.
Round Eight-Moran put o
straight right to the body Leon
ard hooked a heavy left to the jaw
md followed it with another. Mo-
ran missed a right and left but
swung a hard right to the head and
hooked a left. In a clinch Leonard
anded right uppercuts. Moran
'ocked him with an overland right
md rushed him about the ring.
leonard was surprised but unhurt
md he fought back hard. Round
,ven.
Round Ninc-Moran's left eye
vas beginning to swell badly. Leon
lrd hooked a hard left TO the chin
coming out of a clinch. Moran kept
lis head bobbing and Leonard
,ould not line him up for a punch.
4eonard's round.
Round Ten--Moran rushed, miss
ng a lef Leonard smashed a left
o the body. Moran landed right
and Leonard jabbed three
lines. Leonard sent a crashing
eft to the body and Moran coun.
cred with a left, Leonard rocked
lim with terrific left. Moran
ought back hard, lrnding right
wing. Leonard rocked him with
efts and rights to the jaw. MGSan
vas tired at the bell but fighsng
and gamely.