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Show VILLA PROVES REAL CHAMPION Goldstein Defeat May Be Forerunner of Twin Ring Titles new YORK, Nov. 17. Pancho'j Villa, the lighting Piliplnp who holds the American flyweight boxing title. today had strengthened his chances to fulfill an ambition to duplicate Johnny Buffs feat of holding both the flyweight and bantamweight belts. The agresslve oriental boxer demonstrated demon-strated convincingly Thursday night that be could concede considerable weight and reach without handicap by decisively whipping Abe (ioldstein. Now York bantamweight at Madison Square Gardens. Villa entered the ring weighing 110 pounds ;md Goldstein scaled il'5. The former's 112 pound title, as a result, re-sult, was not at stake. The Filipino outboxed, outgeneraled and outpuhch- ed Goldstein In nearly every round and thus got revenge for a reversal at the hands of the New Yorker In one of his first bouts in this country last summer. Villa forced the fighting throughout, through-out, shooting over a wicked left to the head or body as he weaved In and around his opponent with cat-like agility. agil-ity. He drew blood from Goldstein'-nose Goldstein'-nose early in the bout, had a wide murgin during most of the Infighting and in the last few rounds staggered the New Yorker with his rushing tactics tac-tics on several occasions. Goldstein landed few effective punches. He seemed content to let the little brown iiih.ii maintain the aggressive, occasion occa-sion illy shooting over hoogs to the jaw that failed to have ony damaging ffect. Elmo Flores, Filipino lightweight, fought to a draw with Jack Brlnstcln of Yonkers, N. Y-. In the 12-round semifinal. |