Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Saturday 24 November 1928

Uproar at Verdict.
Big Berlin Crowd Cheers Mexborough Boxer.
 Referee Hissed. Berlin, Friday.

When the verdict was given the crowd of 7,000 rose and booed almost without exception. Then the cheers for Crossley and the hisses for the official lasted several minutes.

By the general body of ringside experts, Crossley was adjudged to have won four of the eight rounds, the others being even, his opponent, who won the European heavy-weight amatur championship in 1927 not taking one. The Briton was easily the out-boxing and out-fighting his man in decisive fashion, making Muller at times look almost clumsy.

Crossley’s Methodical Work.

From the gong the conteet started at a terrific pace, but Crossley was obviously the more composed and cooler of the two, boxing methodically, and scoring with heavy lefts and rights to the body. Muller hardly landed at all, and then his blows lacked power. The first was decidedly Crossley’s round.

Crossley began the second round well, frequently succeeding with leads and right counters. Muller tried rushing to drive Crossley to the ropes, but without success. It was Crossley’s round.

Muller opened the attack in the third round, only to find Crossley swaying out of distance and then coming back and landing several nice counters. Crossley’s round.

Muller, apparently instructed by his seconds, abandoned his rushing tactics in the fourth round, and. instead, began really to box for the first time. He made little impression on Crossley, however, who continued to score. Crossley slipped to the canvas at the opening of the fifth round, and for a time was unable to evade several of Muller’s blows. He retaliated. however, with a hard right to the stomach and in the ensuing clinch and breakaway proved the superior. Muller reached the face, but Crossleyretorted with a right to the body, and it was obvious his blows carried more sting,

Englishman Finishes Fresh.

Crossley appeared to think that he had established a good lead, for he let up a little in the sixth, and in several clinches did little more than show he was the possessor of greatest skill and technique.

In the seventh round Muller, for the first time, succeeded landing a blow which had some power behind it. Crossley however, broke even in the clinches, and gave nothing away.

Immediately on the gong going for the last round Crossley took Muller to the ropes, where the German covered up. The crowd rose to its feet in excitement, but Muller managed to dodge clear. Crossley finished quite fresh and in good order.