Baer

Here is round by round of their first bout. Sounds like the last two:

ELIMINATION BOUT, j
Victory For German.
TJZCTJDTJN WELL THRASHED.
NEW YORK, Thursday. - Max
Schmelling, the German heavy
weight, gained a points decision
over. Paulino Uzcudun (Spain), in
their 15-rounds elimination bout
here to-night. The winner will
meet Sharkey in September.
Both fighters ap
peared calm and showed no trace of
nervousness. A sudden last-minute
rush of money sont the odds on Schmel
ing up to 13 to 10, and 8 to 5. Con
siderable money was also placed on
tho Geeman to win by a knockout at
odds of 1 to 2}. It waa predicted that
tho gate receipts would go over the
half-million dollars mark. Physicians
declared both men to be in perfect
condition. Schmeling and Uzcudun ex
changed greetings after weighing in.
, In the ringside betting Schmelling
was an eight to five fnvorite. Schmell
ing's seconds protested against Uzcu
dun applying vaseline to his face, and
it was rubbed off.
' Round One.
They tapped each other -lightly for
a few seconds. Schmelling then forced
the fighting, the Basque covering up.
They were fighting at close quarters
at the bell. Schmelling's round.
Round Two.
Schmelling's reach was
troubling Uzcudun. The German
jarred his opponent with a right to
the chin. Shoulder to shoulder they
traded punches. Schmellings round.
Round Three.
Schmelling punched the Basque about
tho head. Uzcudun pecked away ut
Schmelling's body during clinches,
with Schmelling jabbing repeatedly.
Thc Basque landed a hard uppercut to
tho chin and a heavy left hook to thc
bod)-, and then punched thc German
into tho corner, planting both fists lo
tho body. Uzcudun landed a blow low,
and the Gorman winced. Uzcudun's
round.
Bound Tour.
Schmelling apparently protested to
his handlers when he returned his
Corner. Uzcudun drove Schmelling to
the ropes, but the German fought his
way out gamely. Uzcudun again rush
ed Schmelling to tho ropes. They were
on oven terms in in-fighting. Uzcudun
landed a heavy blow to the body twice,
but received u right to thc chin. Ur
cudun lost his balance, but bounded
back into a fighting position quickly.
Round even.
Round rive.
Uzcudun had his opponent somewhat
on the defensive, backing him against
the ropes with body blows. The Basque
hooked a hard right to the chin.
Schmelling drew blood from Uzcudun's
nose with a straight right. Schmelling
temporarily lost his balance from a
left hook to the head, but recovered
quickly. Round even.
Round Six.
The fight was Inciting the spectacular
features expected from it. A hard
right to tho face brought blood from
Uzcudun's mouth. Uzcudun landed
a right near the foul line. Schmelling's
round.
Round Seven.
Schmelling staggered his opponent
with a right to the face, and soon fol
lowed with another terrible right to
the chin, and then rocked his opponent
with a smart right to the head. Uzcu
dun Was tiring. Schmelling's round.
Round Bight.
Schmelling appeared to be in won
derful condition. Uzcudun was tired,
but he drove his opponent to his cor
ner and landed viciously a hooked left
to his face thrice, and the German
backed away. Uzcudun 's round..
Bound Nino.
Schmelling was hurt by a vigorous
left to the stomach, and took punish
ment while backed up against tho
ropes. They clinched moro frequently,
and the crowd roared for action. Uzcu
dun's round.
Bound Ten.
The German retreated to the ropes
under a two-fisted barrage. Schmelling
became aggressive, and a rapid fire of
blows to the head caused the Basque
to bleed badly from the mouth. Uzcu
dun was groggy. Schmelling's round.
Bound Eleven.
Uzcudun's mouth bled again under
a terrific right from the German, and
the Basque was staggered by two
vicious rights to the face. Uzcudun
was game but he was getting his face
badly cut for his pains, the blood
pouring from it. Schmelling's round.
Round Twelve.
Uzcudun was wild and his opponent
avoided him, but not for long, the
Basque finding his body with both
arms. Schmelling hooked a hard left
to the chin, which nearly drove his
opponent through the ropes. Schmell
ing's round.
Round Thirteen.
Schmelling came out ut thc bell un
marked. Uzcudun's face was his tar
get, and blood spurted again. The
Basque's loft eye was cut and half
closed. Schmelling shook his oppon
ent with a right to thc chin. He was
almost knocked out on his feet. Schmell
ing's round by large margin.
Round Fourteen.
Sehmolliug uns after the Basque und
punching him nt will. The Basque's
face was in ribbons, and he was fight
ing blindly now. Schmelling almost
floored lum with a right tn the chin. He
was tearing at Uzcudun with both fists.
Tho reforcé had difficulty in stopping
the Gorman, who did not hear the bell.
Schmelling's round.
Bound Fifteen.
Schmelling rushed out. of his corner.
Uzcudun was ready to drop as tho
Gemían beat him unmercifully. Uzcu
dun, with both his eyes swollen, could
hardly see, yet he fought on stupidly
but heroically. lt was a massacre,
yet .not a knock-out, Uzcudun at the bell dropped into
his seat half lifelessly.

 

You are just hopeless... That's the AP (Associated Press) report. IP....

 

And I know this. The helpless one is the 20 something Russian.

 

The version of the fight well known in the US that it was a bad decision is born out in the IP (AP) report which in turn is borne out by the Spanish reports posted earlier which it seems is further borne out by the report, written in Spanish, you posted. This one can assume the original IP (AP) report which is the well known version of the fight was and is a pretty accurate depiction of the bout.

 

There is a lot about both Baer and Uzcuden in the book Dempsey In Nevada by Guy Clifton. Good photos too.

 

Baer was a lot better fighter than many give him credit for, and if he trained at all would be a top guy in any era. He had an iron chin and could hit like a mule. With a little dedication to his training, he could have been an ATG and probably would have been a real rival to Louis early in his reign.