The decision was Armstrong's by a wide margin, and both fighters were enthusiastically applauded for an a Won-packed fight Speaking through the microphone ter It Was over. Armstrong. paid tribute to Roderick. calling him rear fighter, He said Roderick should do, well Roderick said that he did his best and was not ashamed to lose to the reatest gater in the world, He recently won the British welterweight title by knoekingg out Jake Kilrain, thereby: earning the right to meet Arinstrony.
Rodericle hurt hi right hand in hie bout with Kilrain. and, at one time it doubted whether' he would be to take up. the to be sound toda er, although he did not employ it 10 such effect against the Nesro, £10,000 to Artustror Henry Arm Scho olboys Defeat Shafi was allowed to play in place of Hare to permit the latter to. rest
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