HAWKINS OUT-GENERALLED
Recd. 6 p.m. London, Jan. 27 A Reuter commentator says Murphy completely out-generalled Hawkins, whose only hope was to crowd and wear him down with body blows. Hawkins, who probably has never fought so badly, started as if he would overwhelm Murphy, and after the first two rounds it appeared an odds-on victory for Hawkins, but the New Zealander weathered the storm and, time after time, his left beat a rat-tat on Hawkins’ face, which became swollen and covered with blood from a cut over the left eye. It was a case of science beating brawn, for though they were level in weight, Hawkins’ * r bulldog” physique made his lanky opponent look frail in comparison. Murphy was highly elated at his success and said: “I hope the people in New Zealand are dancing now’. Mr. Jordan watched the fight from a ringside seat.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 28 January 1948, Page 5
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