BIG BOXING CONTEST.
LOUIS HOT FAVOURITE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23
As Joe Louis (holder) and John Henry Lewis (challenger) completed their training to-day for their title bout on Wednesday, Louis again advanced in the betting, making one of tho most lopsided contests ever seen. The betting is now practically confined to a knock-out basis, with some hacking Louis to knock out Lewis in lour rounds.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 48, 25 January 1939, Page 9
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65BIG BOXING CONTEST. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 48, 25 January 1939, Page 9
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