“SHOCKING DISPLAY”
PURDY-F AIRHALL FIGHT N.Z. MAN’S METHODS A NEWSPAPER ATTACK By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright Reed. 12.30 p.m. SYDNEY, To-day. “The Referee,” commenting on the Purdy-Fairhall fight at Melbourne, says that Referee Stokesbury missed an opportunity of making a name for himself in not disqualifying the New Zealander in the first round.
“It was a shocking exhibition, with the New Zealander holding on from the word go. To give him his due,
Fairhall wanted to make a fight of it; but Purdy clung like a limpet and absolutely refused to fight at all. He lacks the fighter’s instinct, and will never prove an attraction with his grape-vine methods.
“It was a dreary affair, and everyone was glad when the finish came.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 83, 29 June 1927, Page 11
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122“SHOCKING DISPLAY” Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 83, 29 June 1927, Page 11
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