No one but a real champion could have ' withstood the brilliant bid made by Kane, but Lynch struck the keynote of victory with the first punch of the fight.
As the men came out of their corners there was a prelurinary feint and Kane came inwards to receive a smashing left hook which put him to the floor for a count of six.
Kane went through a painful ordeal to the end of the round, but he weathered the opening storm and was fighting back grimly before the round ended.
Kane boxed cleverly after that, but Lynch was his superior in both defence andvring strategy. In the later stages of the fight Kane's inexperience, compared with Lynch, told heavily against him.
In the ninth round, which was Kane's best, he had Lynch gasping for air, and he looked, at this time, like a'possible winner. But the Scotsman quickly regained his mastery Halfway through the 12th, Lynch got in a tremendous left swing that shook Kane, and though the Lancastrain fought back automatically it was clear at the end of the round that defeat was just ahead.
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