The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-10

The following is a round by round
description of the Joe Louis-Goudoy
fight as recounted by the Associated
Press:
Round One
Louis fenced cautiously with his
left hand as Godoy danced around
in a crouch. Godoy landed a light
left to the body and took a left jab
the nose. Louis bounced a left
hook off the a as Godoy went into
a clinch. The champion was still
boxing cautiously. Godoy in close,
hooked a left to the body. Louis
bounced a straight left and a hard
right off the jaw and took left and
right to the mid-section. Godoy was
crouching then coming in close to
clinch. Louis left-hooked high on
the head, staggering Godoy. The
Chilean backed Joe against the ropes
and fired both hands to the head
and body but Joe countered with a
short right uppercut to the face. The
right uppercut again connected.
Louis smashed a right hand to the
temple at the bell. Louis round.
Round Two
Godoy was still In his crouch. Sud
denly he leaped in with a left hook
to the body. Louis spared at long
range with a jab then hooked his left
to the head. Godoy fired a hard left
hook under the champions eye, then
hit Joe with another left on the jaw
and a left to the body which the
Bomber didn't like. Godoy crowded
against the ropes and punch.
ed to the body. Louis caught the
challenger with a left uppercut that
drew blood from Godoy's nose. A
smashing right uppercut to the chin
made Godoy's knees buckle and he
held on, as Joe tried to shake loose.
They mauled each other in close.
left jabbed and staggered Co.
doy momentarily. Godoy tossed a
straight left to the body at the bell.
Louis round.
Round Three
Joe spared with his left hand ex
tended. Godoy jumped in with two
short lefts to the body. Godoy back
ed Louis against the ropes and had
the champion hurt from a two-fisted
furry which caused Louis to blink
his eyes and hold on. Louis came
out to punch with Godoy and they
failed away for half a minute as the
crowd burst into an uproar. Godoy
bounced a left hook off the head
and took a hard right to the nose
in return. Louis nailed Arturo with
left and right but the Chilean
crowded him close and fired half a
dozen lefts to the head and body.
landed a left uppercut on the
head, then they mauled in a neu-
trail corner with Godoy backing the
against the ropes again
Godoy's round. Godoy failed to hear
the bell and threw two punches after
the round ended.
ROUND FOUR
Louis grazed Arturo's chin with
short %uppercut, then they fell
in close and mauled each other
with left hands. Godoy banged the
with a wild right swing
to the head, when they both miss
ed long lefts. Louis cracked the
with a short right up-
percut, then snapped his head back
with the same punch. He was
catching Godoy coming in in this
round with the right uppercut.
Louis smashed a right hand to the
body. Godoy backed the champion
into a neutral corner and hit him
with two lefts which made Toe
blink. At close range thew vera
each doing considerable damaee
with lefts to the face and
Louis with right uppercuts to the
chin as the champion remained
backed in the neutral corner
ROUND FIVE
Godoy hit the champion with o
left hook to the head and tool
singing lefts to the face in
return. Louis slanded two left
hooks to the ear as Godov ,-ant
crowding in. Louis again connected
with his hard right uppercut, then
Godoy backed him against the
ropes and they fired away at each
other. Godoy slashed a hard r,eht
off Joe's ear and Joe bounc-
ed two rights and a left, all m
percuts off the Chilean's CHR.
Louis aided a straight left iab
then crossed his right with s,ch