10.—Paddock looked serious—he was evidently shaken by the hit in the last round. Jones, however, instead of going to work, waited for him. Paddock quickly recovered, and just touched Aaron on the proboscis; this brought on a rally, in which little mischief was done, and Jones got down.
11.—Paddock took the lead, planted a left-hander on Jones’s left daylight; Jones retaliated by a right-hander on the same spot, and then a second edition of the same, and in getting back fell on the ropes; he was not down, and Paddock might with fairness have struck him, but, with a manly feeling, for which he is entitled to much credit, walked to his own corner amidst cheers from both sides.
12.—This was a tremendous fighting round. It commenced with some heavy exchanges left and right, Paddock reaching Aaron’s left eye, and the latter pounding Tom on the smeller. A break away, followed by some severe counter-hits in favour of Jones, who again drew Tom’s cork, brought them to a close, in which both were down. Paddock distilling the ruby from his nose and left eye, and Jones from the nozzle. (The facetious Jerry Noon remarked that it was “Chelsea Hospital to a sentry-box” on Jones.)
13.—Jones led off, caught Tom another nasty one on the side of his knowledge-box, and Tom, astonished at its suddenness, dropped.
14.—Paddock tried his left, which was neatly stopped. Again did he make the attempt with a like result, but Jones with quickness planted his right on the damaged left eye with effect, and Paddock fell, Jones on him.
15.—Tom came up with his left shutter nearly closed, and the cheek on the same side as big as a pumpkin. He attempted to lead off, but was again well stopped. He would persevere, and got home on Jones’s left ogle. Jones countered heavily on the same point, and Paddock again got down, Jones on him.
16.—Jones rushed at his man, who in retreating fell.
17.—Paddock led off, but missed. Tremendous counter-hits followed, Paddock getting it on the side of his nut from Jones’s right, and Jones being knocked off his legs by a heavy visitation on his left cheek, which inflicted a severe cut and spilled more of the vital fluid.
18.—Paddock again missed a well-intended left hander, and, after a few scrambling exchanges, Jones fell weak. He had evidently not recovered the terrific hit in the last round.
19.—Paddock let go his left, which caught Jones on the damaged chop, but not heavily. Jones returned on the left eye, and Paddock dropped laughing.