With the referee standing over him and tolling the fatal count, the former Italian champion lay grovelling on the canvas, claiming a foul, which was disallowed, Venturi became the "Human Windmill's" 28th kayo victim in 29 starts, although he lasted a considerably longer distance than the majority of the lads who have been frozen by the negro's lethal punches.
Venturi's ability to last as long as six rounds against the chocolate-coloured boxer was not because of skill, strength or determination but simply because he gave a fine exhibition of "mounting the bicycle."
His back-pedalling tactics throughout the bout aroused the crowd against him and made the bout extremely dull. Armstrong kept after his foe continually but was given little opportunity to open up his heavy guns because of his foe's failure to stand up and fight. How-
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