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MAMOS DEFEATS PATTERSON. LOSER .SUFFERS -CONCUSSION. By Telegrapu —l*ress Association.! GREYMOUTH, Aug. 5. Mamos (list. 31b.) defeated Pattersou (IGst.) in the Town Hall, which was crowded. Patterson, whose weight advantage was evident in the early rounds, secured a fall in the fifth round with a. thunderbolt and headloch. Mamos evened in the seventh with a spectacular back loop slam. Patterson was groggy for the eighth, when Mamos hurled him through the ropes several times. Finally Patterson failed to return to the ring -and Mamos was declared the winner. It was found Patterson had suffered slight spinal concussion, apparently ‘as a result of the slam. Both men used rough tactics, but the bout was popularly regarded as the best seen here for a long time, despite instances of showmanship.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 7 August 1933, Page 7
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