Frankie Crawford vs. Dwight Hawkins
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Frankie Crawford 125 lbs lost to Dwight Hawkins 126 lbs by TKO at 1:18 in round 8 of 12
- Date: 1968-11-04
- Location: Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
- Referee: George Latka
"Twice in the 1st round, Hawkins landed solid left hooks, the first one dropping Frankie for the count of eight. The second one staggered Crawford. In the 2nd round when Crawford was trying to escape from a pounding against the ropes, Hawkins caught him on the chin with a hard right that dropped Crawford for the count of nine. When Frankie did jab and move, he did alright. But he wanted to be a slugger and paid for having the big urge. In the 8th a left hook caught the retreating Crawford flush on the chin and sent him through the ropes flat on his back on the ring apron. Crawford stumbled into the ring, but referee George Latka stopped the fight to save Crawford from further punishment." -Pasadena Independent
- This bout was scheduled for 12 rounds for the California state featherweight title
- Frankie Crawford lost a point in the 3rd round for a low blow
- Also on this card was a scheduled 10 between Jose Napoles and Des Rea, a 12-rounder between Arturo Lomeli and Ruben Navarro and another 10 between Richie Sue and Gil Noriega.
- Attendance - 10,857
- Gate - $65,860