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March 12, 1917 - National Sporting Club, London Jimmy Wilde defeats George Clarke in the 4th round of a scheduled 20-round contest that ha...
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When I started earning big purses I promised to hang up the gloves just as soon as I saved a million dollars. I haven't changed from tha...
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His opponent was the WBC champion, Jim Watt. The fight was held in Glasgow, Scotland, Watt's homeland, a bad place for visiting boxers. ...
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It came in the eighth round. After several blistering exchanges, Fitzsimmons inexplicably paused, lowered his guard, and spoke to Jeffries, ...
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AN ELECTRIC NIGHT AT HIGHBURY by Maurice Richardson "I'd like to have a bet," said a sagacious American. "For heaven...
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December 2, 1896 Frontier lawman Wyatt Earp, legendary for his role in the archetypal Western gunfight, “Shoot-out at the O.K. Corral“, is...
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In 1918, former World Lightweight Champion Ad Wolgast escaped from the hospital where he was being held and lived for a time in the mountain...
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Jimmy McLarnin in training with his brother Bob - 1930
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He trained in an era that predated water chlorination or even widespread pasteurization. People in those days were afraid of fresh water. Fo...
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