The Archive · 1938

Pluck Loudly Applauded

Harvey did not stay down long, getting up to. gain strength and then carry the fight to his opponent. His pluck in conquering the great pain of the two successive low blows was loudly applauded by the enthusiasts that crowded close to watch the final few seconds of an eventful bout Prior to these two regrettable fouls by Levchenko, he gave a good display of close-in boxing against a man with longer reach, His persistent two-handed attacks brought out Harvey's torso in splotchy red, but he himself did not escape unhurt as the eventual winner used a straight left to advantage.

Harvey crouched on occasion to get down to his adversary's height, while Levchenko used his speed to over come.the former's reach, Through the first eight rounds, exchanges were fairly even, with the Rus ably a few points ahead because a no-count knockdown scored in the third and slightly more effective infighting,

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