Sucks to be him, unless that man is Brook 
Hawkins is an opportunist and pretty weak compared to people like Zoro, Sanji or even Franky (Law almost killed him with a casual swing of his sword), so he would always try to stay low unless his victory is more than probable. His opponent being dead in a hour would certainly convince him to do something
A pity Brook is already dead
Probably one of the most overused gags in One Piece, I'm quite sure Brook hasn't used it for a lot of time, perhaps not even once in the entire Wano arc.
And what better moment than his first 1 vs 1 to say it again?
Is Brook vs Hawkins going to happen?
I can see Oda deciding to make them fight just for the gags: being already dead, the afro being in danger if Hawkins needs an hair to make your puppet and who knows what else
Hawkins is an opportunist and pretty weak compared to people like Zoro, Sanji or even Franky (Law almost killed him with a casual swing of his sword), so he would always try to stay low unless his victory is more than probable. His opponent being dead in a hour would certainly convince him to do something
A pity Brook is already dead
Probably one of the most overused gags in One Piece, I'm quite sure Brook hasn't used it for a lot of time, perhaps not even once in the entire Wano arc.
And what better moment than his first 1 vs 1 to say it again?
Is Brook vs Hawkins going to happen?
I can see Oda deciding to make them fight just for the gags: being already dead, the afro being in danger if Hawkins needs an hair to make your puppet and who knows what else
