What Hawkins did is no different from what Orochi did against Oden. If taking hostages ti survive is called skill then we have different opinions of what skill means.
In a real fight (Killer vs Hawkins monster) Hawkins was literally bodied, he lost nigh-all his lives and now he's using his best defensive hax ti keep Killer away.
I hope that after Killer will bypass this hax (yeah, he'll do it) Hawkins will use something really dangerous like his best cards and won't Just ho straight down.
Cause as of now, there's no contest on who's the best fighter between the two.