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Harold Hardwick

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division
Light Heavy
status
inactive
bouts
9
rounds
136
KOs
25%
career
1915-1919
debut
1915-03-06
ID#
birth name
Harold Hampton Hardwick
sex
male
nationality
Australia
stance
orthodox
height
6′ 2″   /   188cm
reach

Boxers' Reach


A boxer's reach is the distance between the fingertips of the outstretched arms.
78″   /   198cm
residence
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
birth place
Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Pro Boxing 9 Bouts
date
w-l-d
last 6
result
stars
Jun 1919
Arthur Townley
1110
WLWWWW
Olympia, Kensington, London
L
Feb 1916
Les Darcy
3740
WWWWWW
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
L
Sydney Sportsman, Surry Hills Wednesday 23 February 1916 P 6
Nov 1915
Harry Reeve
47178
WWLLWW
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
L
Referee, Sydney Wednesday 10 November 1915 P 8 In the very first round Reeve struck an extremely low blow and was not cautioned. At other times he held onto Hardwick with his left hand while he pounded him with his right, many times to the kidney area. Hardwick boxed well at times but his blows lacked the sting of his opponent's.
Sep 1915
Albert Pooley
1140
LWWWWW
Town Hall, Auckland
W
NEW ZEALAND HERALD 15 SEPTEMBER 1915. Pooley was game but Hardwick was the faster man and better boxer. Hardwick worked the body often and hurt the Aucklander. A hard left in round two closed Pooley's right eye leaving him at a disadvantage. Body blows sent Pooley to the canvas twice in round six and three more in the seventh and final round.
Jul 1915
Joe Bonds
1736
WWWWWW
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
W
Bonds's Australian debut. He had come over with manager Jack Kearns, and perhaps Red Watson, Billy Murray and Ray Temple as well. May 24 Tacoma Daily News
Jun 1915
Eddie McGoorty
721016
WLWWLW
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
L
May 1915
Jeff Smith
4182
WWLWWW
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
L
Apr 1915
Mick King
1842
WNLNDL
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
W
Mar 1915
Les O'Donnell
1593
WLNWLL
Baker's Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
W
Pro debut of Hardwick. Winner was expected to fight Ben Doyle for the vacant Australian heavyweight title according to noted scribe W.F.Corbett. O'Donnell went into the fight with a less than sound right fist that he had injured in his fight with McGoorty and reinjured against Ben Doyle. Hardwick took most of the early rounds, opening a bad cut over O'Donnell's left eye, and when O'Donnell finally came on in the second half of the fight it was too late.