Petersen Beats Gordon
, . , , WELLINGTON, Feb. "20. Byyirtue- of his grea.ter height and ieach aa well as superior boxing ability, Laurie Petersen* (Australia) '10.3J took a' po'ints. decision ' f rom 'Clarrie Gordon (New Zealand) 10.3 h, -in a * 12-roiiml profcssional boxing contcst at Petone on Satufday before a crowd of ab'out 1500. Petersen 's adv&ntage of about five inches ovct Gordon, plus his southpaw stance, proved difiicult for the New ZCalander £0 overcoinc. Gordon was outboxed when standing off. He endeavoured'to close in as mucli as possible, but evcn5- 'in'r the in-fighting ne found his opponenl a tough proposition.
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 February 1949, Page 6
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