Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-13
VILLA AND MEX
ARE HEROES Of
STRENUOUS CARD
Villa Scores X. o. Over
Bunch After a
Foul

AHihlh enough 10 sdNlSIN even tle
most rabid fan, were scattered
throughout the two hours required
for the card at the Imperial Valley
Athletic club last night, with Pedro
Villa of San Diego and Kid Mex of
this city, the outstanding heroes of
the occasion. 1t was foul night at
the club, and infractions of the
rules, although unintentional, kept
the crowd on edge.
Almost near the end of the first
round in the main event, Billy
Bunch slipped low punch at Villa,
and the latter sank to the floor
writhing pain. Bunch was not to
blame for the foul, Villa in fact be-
ing as much to blame as his oppon-
ent. Villa IS style of fighting makes
him crouch unusually low, and he
straightens up with leap when
delivering blow. He Strengthened
up at the same time that Bunch tri-
ed for an uppercut, the blow catch
ing Villa in the groin.
The blow was announced as a
foul, and the fight was Villa s but
he gamcly stated he desired to 90
on with the fight. He was given
time to pull himself together, and
vindieated himself by knocking
Bunch out in the seventh round.
Villa let Bunch take the lead for
the three rounds following the foul,
but launched Il wicked attack in the
fifth round which eventually
hranuht bi u;oinpy p,,n.l t,ol- =,
count of nine in this round, and
only good ring gencralship saved
him from disaster. Villa held the
lead i'll the sixth round and Bunch
seemed still groggv from the lacing
he took i'll the previous round.
In the seventh Villa dumped
Bunch again for the count of nine
after one minute of fighting. and
scored the k. o. a few seconds af-
ter Bunch got to his feet. Al
i,tagsa L tSy.r-.y@ {ys sre@I yas gal!issg, eg feg
BuHeh, villa 50 MN YVES a. popular
one, rs he had TO come from behind
in order to do it, and his action in
disregardiug the foul made hit
with the fans.
MD Mex, as game as any fighter
that ever drew on a glove, despite
the contrary claims of a few poor
sports last night, showed his calibre
by licking two men in succession,
scoring a clean knockout over the
first one, and deeisiyely beating the
second.
Mex first took on Johnny Lee, n
San Diego Filipino with "a great deal
, of cleycrncss. Lee hit Mex low i'm
mediaieiy after the fight started
and the local boy was in distress.
He rested n short time and went
on with the fight, the low blow not
being serious. The scrap was even
until the third round when Mex shot
n stiff punch into Lees midriff,
and the San Diego boy took the
count. II WAS clean knockout.
though Lee tried to make it appear
a foul, and some Of the wise
ones y in the crowd supported him.
DIR. kiSkadden examined Lee in the
ring, and stated there was no sign
OF foul and that the blow was a
clean one. The wise boys. still
continued TO "boo' Mex and Re.
fcrec Bill Tackctt, notwithstanding
that both fighter and official were
absolutely right. \ "'booing" from
his home people, to whom he has
always given his best services as a
scrappcr, and before whom he has
never quit, hurt Mex more than any
knockout possibly could. 1t was
rotten craftsmanship of the worst
kind, a prominent fan declared this
morning.
Mex eagerly consented to take on
kid Lavinc OF Brawlcy, who had
challenged the winner of the fight,
and for four rounds he hit Lavinc
with everything he had. Lavinc
was game, and took bad lacing.
but not once did he back up. The
crowd vindicatcd itself at the end
of the fight by giving Mex cheers
that he deserved, and the little
scrapper left the ring happy as IA
clam in a mudbank. Before lcav.
ing he challenged the winner of the
Bunch-Niila scrap, and he at least
deserves chance at main event.
Bill Tackett is too big and good
natured to mind the "razing1 he
received, but he didn t have it com.
ing to him, and undoubtedly the
crowd was just having some fun
with the big cop.
Tony Escalante, the good looking
she'k from Mexicali, won his fight
from Kid Cooper of Los Angeles in
easy fashion, the referee stopping
the fight in the third round, Civ.
ing Escalante "A technical knockout
The valley boy raised havoc with