New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
Round by Round Description
OF Welterweight Title Bout

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Leonard with hard swing 10 the head
Britton put a hard right 10 the face
Leonard returned the compliment
Leonard jsbbed a left 10 the face, but
Britton put n hard right TO the body
II was Britton's round.
ROUND EIGHT
Leonard put left 10 body and
danced around Britton. He retreated
twice. Leonard blocked left and right
swings and danced outside OF Britton's
right. Britton uppercut with right.
Leonard put light right uppercut 20
face. Leonard put two straight let's to
face and a left 20 body. Leonard put a
right 10 body ns no cllnched. They got
In close and exchanged hard rights 20
body. Leonard jabbed Britton twice
with left 70 face and ducked two hard
left hooks. They both connected with a
Jeff and Benny got inside a wicked left
hook. Benny shot n left 20 face. They
exchanged lefts and Leonard put a
hard left 10 body az the bell. II was
Leonard's round.
ROUND NINE
They exchanged lcfts to the body.
Britton was short with a left TO the
body Leonard rushed Britton, swing
ing two hard rights 20 body and upper
cutting with a right. Britton rushed
Leonard 20 ropes and put hard right
TO jaw. Jack put light left TO body.
Benny put a left TO body, bat Britton
spun him with a left TO the face. Brit.
ton stabbed a left 10 face twice with
out a return. Benny couldn't get
away from Britton's left. Leonard
f~fa -. ~.
then blocked Jacks right 10 Jaw. In
= neutral corner. Britton swung q
left and right 70 body. Brt.on put a
compliment. at tho bell. The round
was even.
ROUND TEN
Leonard put n straight left 10 body
and dueked a right TO body. Leonard
stabbed a left 70 face. Leonard put a
left TO jaw. Britton swung q right ~
face as they came 10 close quarters
Brtton put two hard lcfts TO Jaw and
swung hard right 70 head. Leonard
gat a straight left TO Jaw. Leonard
stabbed left TO face and got left jab
IN return. Leonard missed with a left
and took a right 70 body. Leonard
isbbcd Britton's mouth with left.
Britton was short with a right. They
exchanged let's. Leonard blocked =
right and put a left 70 jaw as the bell
rang. Il was Britton's round.
ROUND ELEVEN
Leonard put left to body and they
clinehed, Dritton tapping al close
quarters. Brtton was short with a
left and Leonard jabbed him half a
dozen times with n left. He swung
two hard hooks 10 Jaw and then rushed
Brltton and landed a hard loft and
right 70 jaw that had Britton stagger-
ing. Leonard locked a wildcat and
jabbed Britton into position. then
swung a left and right hard 10 Jaw.
Bri,ton missed two right swings. He
seemed arm weary. Leonard waited
eoolly for an opening then shot a left
and a right hard TO Jaw. Leonard
rocked Britton with left hook 10
the chin. Ho slammed him with lefts
and rights till Brit,on was drunk and
dizzy as the bell rang. IL was
Leonard's round BY a mile and Brit.
ton was lucky 10 survive. He dropped
into his chair.
ROUND TWELVE
Leonard vas cautious and waiting
an opening for his right. Three times
he jabbed Britton with the left. He
walked around him. shooting lefts at
will. Brit:on was short with a right,
but on the next try shook Benny with
q right swing to the jaw. Leonard
dueked another right, then missed an
other swing himself.
Next time he caught Jack with
right. but bumped into a right himself
in return. Britton rubbed Loonards
jaw with half dozen rights and lefts,
then shot q hard right 10 the body
Leonard turned Britton around with a
left 20 the face, then shot a hard left
hook 20 the jaw. Leonard danced
around, swapping straight lefts to face
They missed right swings as the
round ended. II was Leonard's round
ROUND THIRTEEN
They exchanged lefts at close quar-.
ters. Leonard rushed Britton and
landed n hard left TO the body. They
hddled around. Brtton was short
with a left and they came into a
elineh. Trying 70 dance back, Benny
tripped and fell fiat on his back, while
the crowd giggled. They exchanged
lefts and Jack uppercut a hard right
70 the face. Leonard put a hard left
u the stomach as they came 70 close
quarters. but took several hard lefts
20 the stomach In return. While Brit
tor was on his knees from a left hook
% the stomach, Leonard tapped him
lightly 70 the Jaw. The referee allowed