After two excellent wins, Jowls was in demand and an offer came in to fight Howard Drury of Wales. However, his management had picked out Joe Craig and it was down to the Midlands for Jowls for his 4th bout. This choice of opponent was widely criticised though at the time. Craig was showing a tendency to lose often, but he'd previously had twelve first round wins to his credit and his aggressive style almost guaranteed this would lead to a short fight with Jowls. Not unlike Jowls, Craig tended to find his mark with his punches but would get hit just as frequently. Maybe it was the £6,000 purse on offer, more than Drury would attract.
Round 1. Straight onto the attack, Craig left himself open and Jowls pummelled his body more than once. Midway through the round, Jowls's favourite left hook then caught Craig and Bully Boy was down on the ropes. Taking the full 9-count, Craig showed his strength by coming back with a right and then a left which had Jowls retreating. You had the feeling both men would be happy to see the round out but Craig's powerful left swing found its way through late on and Jowls was down on his hands and knees. Jowls stayed down seemingly taking his time, but when he struggled to rise again he was counted out at 2:51 of the opening round.
Unlucky victim number 13 perhaps, but the Jowls camp were rueing taking on craig so early in Jowls's development. A second loss and a third knockdown for the Brawler who was clearly lacking enough ring savvy to stay out of trouble. Where next for our unlikely hero?
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