The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-21
Blow-By-Blow Description
OF Louise odoy Title Bout

The following is a blow-by-blow
description of the Joe Louis-Arturo
Godoy fight for the heavyweight
championship of the world, as de-
scribed by the Associated Press:
ROUND ONE
Godoy came out in a half crouch
and Immediately went into a
clinch. Louis pulled clear a n d
threw a left and right to the body.
Louis landed a hard right on the
chin and Godoy appeared shaken.
Louis pulled out of two more
clinches and banged away at Co.
dogs head with both hands draw
ing blood from Arturo's nose. Co.
doy threw a long overland right to
the champions ear. They mauled
each other against the ropes. Louis
was putting everything behind ev-
cry punch. AS Godoy tried to stay
IN close, a vicious right split Co
doy's left eye and some of the
blood was smeared on Louis face.
They mauled each other along the
ropes, then Louis smashed Two
more vicious rights to Godoy's
eyes and the cut widened. Godoy's
face was a red patch all the way
down to his shoulders at the bell.
ROUND TWO
Godoy Immediately crowded in
close, but Louis backed away and
stabbed with his left. In a half
clinch, Godoy threw two short
rights. The champion whacked
away with both hands to the body.
Godoy bounced a hard left to the
champions midsection and w a S
Strengthened up by a whistling
right uppercut. A right cross nailed
Godoy on the jaw. In close, the
challenger was warned against US
ing his head. Louis fists were
again doing bloody damage to Ar
turo's eye and nose but still he
kept coming in. In a neutral cor
ner they whacked at each others
bodies and chins. Again Louis
face was smeared with Godoy's
blood. Godoy bounced two short
let's off the champions head at
the bell and the crowd roared at
the action. Louis round.
ROUND THREE
Godoy came out in his usual
crouch and Immediately held in
close. Godoy swung a long left
against the champions jaw. He
went from there to trying to con-
meet with long righthand shots. The
champion jabbed a left to the face
and bounced another left to the
body. At long range, Louis ficked
his left against Godoy's ore nose.
Godoy continued to crowd tn e
Bomber against the ropes, and fire
short swings but Louis was pitch
ing right along with him. Godoy
threw al right to the body and
Louis countered with two blasting
left hooks to the head. A right
uppercut staggered the South
American as he came in. Another
CT the same didn't do him any
good and he held. They mauled
each other for several moments
against the ropes. Godoy fired a
swinging right to the chin at the
bell. Louis round.
ROUND FOUR:
Between rounds the seconds
spent several moments wiping the
blood off their respective battlers.
Most of the crimson was Godoy's.
They started out rolling along the
ropes with Godoy trying to do dam.
age to Louis body. The mauling
continued through the whole first
minute of the round, then Godoy
swung a right to the ear. Louis
fired lefts and rights to the head
in close and Godoy did the same.
Louis Strengthened Godoy up with
a right uppercut. AS the fighting
remained in close, there was a
boo from the $3.50 seats in the
upper grandstand. They mauled
and poked at each other in a neu-
trail corner for several seconds.
They exchanged lefts, Godoy to
the body, Louis to the head. Godoy
threw lefts and rights to the chin
and took a pair of uppercuts in
return. Godoy's eye was in bad
shape again but he mauled Louis
across the ring at the bell. Louis
round.
ROUND FIVE
Godoy rushed across the ring
and showed Louis against the
ropes. He was swinging wildly now
with both hands. Louis counted on
uppercuts in close. Godoy fired a
left to the body but took a short
Earring left uppercut in return. Go
doy seemed to be concentrating
on Louis body this round. Louis
was again working on Godoy's eye.
Arturo landed a stiff right on the
jaw. A straight left and another