Howard 'Kayo' Smith ~ "Good Fighter - Bad Breaks"

[Bill Paxtom]

Howard Smith vs. Henry Clark

In Round 3 >

Henry Clark again charged out his corner, and went back to smothering Smith
with his size. Clark continued with slapping-type punches, but though he was
out-punching Smith, he wasn't doing any real damage to Howard.

Turning point {1:40 Mark} >

Howard changed-the-flow of the bout, when he dug in and fired a 'wicked' right-hand
into Clarks' face. Henry immediately backed off, and moved across the Ring, as he
was stunned.

Howard moved in, and worked over Henry with 'left-right' combinations, as Clark
was kept on the defensive and covering up along the Ropes.

In Rounds 4, 5 and 6 > it was more of the same, as Howard used fast '2-Punch'
combinations mixed in with double left-jabs to Clarks' mid-section.

Henry was now a completely different fighter, as he was forced backwards during
each exchange.

And when Henry was on the Ropes, Howard would unload 'heavy' right-hands into
the left-side of Clark's body.

In Round 7 > Howard poured it on, as he raked Clark over with a variety of sharp
punches to the face. By Rounds end, Clark looked worn down and had little left in
offense.

In Round 8 > Henry made a last-gasp to get back into the fight, and tried to unload
a few heavy punches on Smith. But by the {1:30 Mark}, Clark had nothing on his
punches, as Smith stayed on the perimeter and cruised for rest of the Round, while
resting and taking a break.

In Round 9 > it was all Howard Smith, as he landed 'thudding' body-punches into Clark
who was now nothing more than a 236 lb. punching-bag. Howard shook Clark late in
the Round with a 'left-right' to the chin, and slammed in an overhand-right to the head
at the {2:40 Mark} which buckled Henry's legs.

Only Henry's 'granite chin' prevented him from going down, as Smith 'unleashed' a
barrage of right-hands into Henry's head over the last 20-Seconds as Henry leaned
with his back on the Ropes.

In Round 10 > Smith continued with 'rapid-fire' punches, and pounded Clark into
the Ropes. Smith kept working Clark over with 'left-right' one-two punches as the
'veteran' was doing little other than tossing out an occasional weak punch.

~ Howard Smith Pounds Out Decision Over Henry Clark ~

Scorecards
* 47-44 {Howard Smith}
* 47-44 {Howard Smith}
* 47-43 {Howard Smith}

* Associated Press > 46-43 {7-3-0 in Rounds} for Howard Smith.
Note; Henry Clark won Round 1 {5-3}, after scoring a Knockdown.