Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
LEONARD AND MORAN G0|
10 ROUNDS TO 4 DRAW
Lightweight Champion Gets
Best of Opponent Through /
out Fight. ii
FIGHTS WITH HIS LEFT UANrI
New Orleans itinEmnn Mikes Good
showing Against Title Holder, unt3
tnshes Him ON Several OccnsIon ii
hchhy Fresh Mt End.
FIGHTS WITH HIS LEFT HANI!'
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tBy Associated PrcssJ !
EiNGSiDE. NEW ORLEANS. LA
| FEB. 2o.-Bcnny Lcouard. lIgbtwciph@
| champion OF the world, mad Inc he,
Ter OF Pal Moran, OF New Orleans ia
their tcn-round no-dccision bout n h
.nc Louisiana Auditorium tonight l.
me match had been postponed fr1,nA
Friday night.
Morah inadc remarkable showing
Sucking his chin out to the chamnionN
on seNerai occasions and rushin ~
, nj times Moran had thJ(
octtcr OF TWO OF the rounds. and hold
the champion even In another.
Fights With Left.
Leonard fought most OF thu ba,,,.
WIN his left hand. He said aftcrH
inc bout he had injured his rIrb:
hahd by hitting Moran on the ton NJ
'he mead in the first round LeonArIS
n'c'heo ms fresh as daisy after tho
oout' Moran seemed strong. tbouyhp
niue weary from the terrific paced
Round Onc-Moran rushed nndH
i-toh"rd blocked left. Leonard
missed right uppcrcut. Ieonnrs
hooked left to body. Moran rnaha.I
ana barely missed Il smashing rIobtJ
| ~ inc Jaw. Moran spun him aroundi
Win Il right on the head Leona-dI
seemed oE.ranHious and was will
leonard Landed a stun left al ,,n3
beil. IT was Moran's round.
nound Two--Moran put n hardd
r,tht uppercut and. rushing theH
""hpioh' landed hard right TO tbeH
ihcc. Leonard hooked n hard lef, toH
the check. Leonard landed rever,iH
more smashing let's and smashed nh
.isht 10 the face Ia the clincb
Lconard's round
Leonard Rushr. Norm.
Round Thrcc-Leonard ru.yod NJ. Z
ran and landed light left. Leona ri
Duiied LETT TO the body. LeonardS
spun him around by the elbow nnd
rocked him with a hook. Mor,nH
rushed, and Leonard smashed n 70.
''hc icit To the body. Moran Innded
nara ieit and harder right 10 nh
n"uy IN clinch. Moran was blSad
ins from the nose. AgnIn n ~.
Leonard's round.
round Four-Leonard rushed Mo
ran and missed two letts when ,b.
I"'.cr backed away. Leonard hook.d
nara LETT TO the Jaw. Ico,,rd
!a"ued a smashing right uppercut ,n6
lhe Jaw. Moran landed a ieft booL
at me hell. 1t was all Leonar,i.s
Round Five-Moran rushed into
ciinch and put two light let's IN ~.
nody. Leonard landed left bonr
leonard seemed hiding his time Mo.
"a" s'ucN out his chin and LeonaSa
SntHShcd three terrific let's 10 ,hsS
chin. Leonard's round
Lands Left Hook.
ROUND SiX-Leonard landed a ,of,
n"ok' Leonard swung another hail
.'.t ana Moran put q right sv,Jn,,
10 'he side. Moran landed bar.,
swim ~ me ,I Jaw. then missed LEFT
II.s, NoFah landed right to tho
on'"' leonard Jabbed and then dancnd
npout' bcwildering Moran. Leonard,
round by a slight margain.
found Sevcn-Moran landed n ,o,,
10 the body and Leonard jabbed win
Mnfan landed right uppercut
49, NJ ley nook. Coming out OF n clinch.
s'"."h pulled perfect pivot puncb \
landing Il heavy smash 10 Leonnrd..
Jaw surprising the chamnIon E
leonard smiled and came back and
Jabbed twice. Moran hooked Inrt
20 me mead and right to the body.
Moran landed more punches and II
was his round.
Round Eight-Moran nut L
riEht to the body. Leonard hooSad
hcavy LEFT to the Jaw and foIIn, !,
IL win another. Moran mIssed
right and left. Moran swung hard
rieht TO the head and hooked q left /
=" c!ihch. Leonard landed right
an overland right and rushed him
"no"t inc ring. Leonard was sur
irisen' nut unhurt, and he fought
pack hard. IL was an even round.
Mornn's Eye Ssvclls.
h"uhh hlne-ALoran's left eye was
beginning TO swell badly. Leonard
hooked terrific left to the chin
coming out OF a clinch. Moran Kent
ms head bobbing and Leonard coAId
not ilhe MIN up for punch. 1t was
Leonard's round.
LEFT. Leonard smashed a left to
thc body. Moran landed n right up-
percut and Leonard jatbed three
times Leonard smashed crashing
left TO the body. Moran centered
with Il left. Leonard rocked him
win terrific left. They fought like
Wildcats. Leonard trying vainly to
knock him down. Moran fought
back hard. landing a right swing. I
Leonard rocked him with left hooks
u the jaw. Leonard staggered him
WIN right to the jaw and spun
him around with another. Moran
was tired at the bell, but fghtfnr
desperately and gameiy.
The ten-round seminal was bet
tween Ashton Donza. 100 pounds.
and Pascal Colleti. 116. It was, q
n;p-and- tuck affair. but ono knock
down and clean punching at long
range was in Colleti's favor, and he
was given the decision.
The second preliminary wasaa
bloody siX-rounder between Bill
Kennedy and Charlie Romano, 800
pound boys. Kennedy battered Ro-
mano all over the ring in the sixth
round and earned the decision.