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NEW YORK EVENING POST WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1802 BELCHER vs ROURKE CHARLESTON COURIER WEDNESDAY MOURNING, MARCH 27, 1805. BROWN and HANKER THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1811 SILVERTHORNE vs DOGHERTY THE AMERICAN TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1820 PAINTER vs OLIVER THE ALBION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1826 JEM BURN vs PAT M'GEE BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1828 LARKINS vs PAT KELLY JIM STOCKMAN vs DYER MABLE vs BARNETT STEWART vs HARDING DEATH OF JACK RANDALL MORE BOXING NEWS... NATIONAL GAZETTE AND LITERARY REGISTER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1833 No. 1928, Vol. XII DEATH OF SIMON BYRNE, THE PUGILIST PUBLIC LEDGER - PHILADELPHIA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1843 TRAIL OF THE FIGHTERS THE NEW YORK HERALD OCTOBER 21, 1858 MORRISSEY vs HEENAN THE NEW YORK HERALD OCTOBER 22, 1858 MORRISSEY vs HEENAN THE CARNIVAL OF THE GLADIATORS THE SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLICAN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1858 MORRISSEY vs HEENAN THE GRAND GAME OF FISTICUFFS WILKES SPIRIT OF THE TIMES APRIL 7, 1860 FIGHT BETWEEN TOM HYER AND YANKEE SULLIVAN FIGHT BETWEEN TOM TYLER AND JACK SULLIVAN LETTER FROM TOM SAYERS LETTER FROM A FRIEND OF HEENAN LETTER FROM BIRTHPLACE OF HEENAN HEENAN, IRELAND'S PRIDE (SONG LYRICS) WILKES SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, N.Y. SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1860 LETTER FROM TOM SAYERS THE NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1863 FITZGERALD vs WILSON THE NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1863 WALKER vs DWYER THE NEW YORK TIMES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1863 JOHN HEENAN vs TOM KING THE NEW YORK TIMES SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1863 JOHN HEENAN AND TOM KING MATCH THE NEW YORK TIMES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1863 JOHN HEENAN vs TOM KING THE PHILADLPHIA INQUIRER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1863 JOHN HEENAN vs TOM KING SPRINGFIELD REPLUBLICAN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1863 JOHN HEENAN vs TOM KING THE CHARLESTON MERCURY JANUARY 14, 1864 JOHN HEENAN vs TOM KING THE NEW YORK TIMES SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1867 AARON JONES VS MIKE McCOOL THE CHICAGO REPUBLICAN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1867 ANDY DUFFY vs FRED BUSSY THE NEW YORK HERALD JUNE 16, 1869 MIKE McCOOLE vs TOM ALLEN THE WEEKLY NATIONAL GAZETTE NEVADA, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1870 JEHU ROGERS and ANDREW STEELE THE CLEVELAND HERALD DECEMBER 25, 1880 JOHN L. SULLIVAN vs PROFESSOR DONALDSON THE NEW YORK TIMES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1882 SULLIVAN WINS THE FIGHT NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1882 JOHN L. SULLIVAN vs PATRICK RYAN THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1884 CHARLES MITCHELL vs DOMINICK McCAFFREY THE SUN (NEW YORK) THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1887 JOHN L. SULLIVAN and JEM SMITH THE WORLD - NEW YORK CITY SEPTEMBER 17, 1888 WOMEN FIGHT IN THE RING THE OMAHA DAILY BEE WEDNESDAY EVENING JULY 10, 1889 JOHN L. SULLIVAN AND JAKE KILRAIN THE DENVER TIMES TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1889 JOHN L. SULLIVAN IN JAIL CONDITION OF JAKE KILRAIN STILLWATER DAILY GAZETTE - MINN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1892 JOHN L. SULLIVAN vs CORBETT THE BOSTON HERALD THURSDAY - MARCH 9, 1893 ROBERT FITZSIMMONS vs JAMES HALL CORNING DAILY DEMOCRAT CORNING, NEW YORK WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1893 GEORGE DIXON vs BILLY PLIMMER THE TOLEDO COMMERCIAL THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1897 JAMES CORBETT vs ROBERT FITZSIMMONS BETTER HALF OF THE CONQUERING HERO MARTIN FLAHERTY vs HAWKINS BILLY SMITH vs GEORGE GREEN ELMIRA TELEGRAM (NEW YORK) AUGUST 16, 1903 JAMES JEFFRIES vs JIM CORBETT THE SUN (NEW YORK) SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1904 JEFFRIES WINS ELMIRA TELEGRAM (NEW YORK) SEPTMEBER 10, 1905 JIMMY BRITT vs BATTLING NELSON THE UNION AND ADVERTISER ROCHESTER, NEW YORK TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1907 BILLY EDWARDS DEATH THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL MONDAY MORNING, JULY 11, 1910 JIM JEFFRIES vs JACK JOHNSON THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL OCTOBER 15, 1910 STANLEY KETCHEL DANGEROUSLY SHOT THE UNION AND ADVERTISER ROCHESTER, NEW YORK TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1911 WHITE HOPE IN BOXING AL KAUFMAN THE PHILADELPHIA RECORD THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1911 SAM LANGFORD BEAT BILL LANG PACKEY McFARLAND vs OWEN MORAN BENNINGTON EVENING BANNER BENNINGTON, VERMONT NOVEMBER 9, 1912 JACK JOHNSON HAD TO WEAR HANDCUFFS TO JAIL ROCHESTER NEW YORK UNION JANUARY 9, 1913 WILLARD DISPUTES McCARTY'S TITLE THE CALL - SAN FRANCISCO THURSDAY - JANUARY 16, 1913 WILLARD PROVES A YELLOW JOKE WATSON vs HERB WHITE BOXING BILLS IN TWO STATES NOW WHAT D' YOU THINK OF THAT? THE ANACONDA - MONTANA TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1915 JACK JOHNSON vs JESS WILLARD THE SIOUX CITY JOURNAL TUESDAY, MORNING, APRIL 6, 1915 JACK JOHNSON vs JESS WILLARD TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE TUESDAY EVENING APRIL 6, 1915 NEW KING OF RING IS HAPPY MAN ROCHESTER NEW YORK UNION OCTOBER 22, 1917 DEATH OF BOB FITZSIMMONS ROME NEW YORK DAILY SENTINEL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1918 JOHN L. SULLIVAN DIES SUDDENLY THE MORNING STAR Wilmington, North Carolina SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1918 DEATH KNOCKS OUT JOHN L. SULLIVAN THE OHIO STATE JOURNAL SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3. 1918 JOHN L. SULLIVAN TAKES LAST COUNT THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1918 JOHN L. SULLIVAN IS DEAD THE FLORIDA TIMES-UNION JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1919 DEMPSET WINS JACK DEMPSEY NEW KING WILLARD A PITIABLE SIGHT GREATEST HEAVYWEIGHT SINCE JEFFRIES WILLARD'S STYLE OF LOSING WILLARD"S WIFE SORRY OF DEFEAT... THE CHAROTTE OBSERVER SATURDAY - JULY 5, 1919 DEMPSEY BECOMES WORLD CHAMPION MATTY AT RINGSIDE HAIL THE NEW KING THE AUGUSTA HERALD SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 28, 1920 ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR JACK DEMPSEY THE DAY NEW LONDON, CONN TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 14, 1920 PENITENTIARY FOR JACK JOHNSON DAILY BENNINGTON BANNER BENNINGTON, VERMONT DECEMBER 15, 1920 JACK DEMPSEY vs BILL BRENNAN HERALD EXAMINER CHICACO, ILLINOIS MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1924 GANGSTERS KILL BILL BRENNAN THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1924 BILL BRENNAN IS SLAIN THE NEW YORK TIMES SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1926 MICKEY WALKER vs TIGER FLOWERS THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL JULY 22, 1927 DEMPSEY BEATS SHARKEY FANS STAND IN LINE THE NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,1927 JACK DEMPSEY vs GENE TUNNEY PRE-FIGHT THE NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1927 JACK DEMPSEY vs GENE TUNNEY THE FRANKLIN EVENING STAR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1927 GENE TUNNEY vs JACK DEMPSEY THE COLUMBUS CITIZEN SEPTEMBER 23, 1927 GENE TUNNEY vs JACK DEMPSEY MACON TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1927 GENE TUNNEY vs JACK DEMPSEY THE BALTIMORE POST FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1930 SCHMELING, BEATEN, WINS CROWN ON FOUL RINGSIDERS SEE DISPUTED BLOW AS LOW REFEREE DID NOT SEE BLOW OPINIONS of J.LESTER SCOTT PROMISED EPIC OF RING TURNS INTO BRAWL SCHMELING LIFTS TITLE AFTER SIX BOUTS... GERMAN BECOMES THE 10th HEAVYWEIGHT... SCOTT WOULD FIGHT GERMAN FOR TITLE DEMPSEY DOUBTS HIS RETURN TO THE RING THE NEW YORK TIMES SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1931 MAX SCHMELING vs YOUNG STRIBLING STORY TOLD ROUND BY ROUND MAJOR FIGHT ATTENDANCES AND RECEIPTS KANSAS CITY JOURNAL-POST WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1932 MAX SCHMELING vs JACK SHARKEY (PREFIGHT) KANSAS CITY JOURNAL-POST WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1932 MAX SCHMELING vs JACK SHARKEY BUFFALO EVENING NEWS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1932 MAX SCHMELING vs MICKEY WALKER MAX BAER STOPS GRIFFITH ROCKY KANSAS DRILLS HARD THE SAN FRANCISCO NEWS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1933 JIM CORBETT DIES LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1933 DEATH KNOCKS OUT CORBETT THE NEW YORK TIMES JUNE 30, 1933 CARNERA KNOCKS OUT SHARKEY THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS MORE STORIES... ALBANY EVENING NEWS FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1933 JACK SHARKEY vs PRIMO CARNERA NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1934 MAX BAER vs PRIMO CARNERA PREFIGHT MID-DAY STANDARD - LONDON FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1934 MAX BAER DEFEATS PRIMO CARNERA ROCHESTER TIMES-UNION FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1934 MAX BAER vs PRIMO CARNERA THE SPRINGFIELD UNION SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1935 MAX BAER vs JIMMY BRADDOCK ALBANY EVENING NEWS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1936 JOE LOUIS vs EDDIE SIMMS THE NEW YORK TIMES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1936 JOE LOUIS vs EDDIE SIMMS THE DETROIT NEWS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1936 JOE LOUIS vs EDDIE SIMMS THE NEW YORK TIMES JUNE 23, 1937 LOUIS KNOCKS OUT BRADDOCK IN 8TH EVENING STANDARD - LONDON TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1937 JOE LOUIS vs TOMMY FARR ROUND BY ROUND REPORT LOUIS'S OWN STORY BEN BENNISON FAMOUS FIGHTS OF THE PAST DAILY SKETCH - LONDON TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1937 JOE LOUIS vs TOMMY FARR PANDEMONIUM AT THE WEIGH-IN THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1937 JOE LOUIS vs TOMMY FARR LONDON EVENING STANDARD JUNE 23, 1938 JOE LOUIS SMASHES SCHMELING LOUIS THE SPHINX SCHMELING KNOCKS NAILS... THE NEGRO IN THE RING PARADE OF THE CHAMPIONS THE GREAT CONTEST 1860 FITCHBURG SENTINEL FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1938 FEW OPPONENTS LEFT FOR LOUIS THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1941 JOE LOUIS vs RED BURMAN THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1941 JOE LOUIS vs ABE SIMON THE NEWS FREDERICK, MARYLAND THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1941 MAX SCHMELING FALSE DEATH REPORT THE NEW YORK TIMES THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1941 MAX SCHMELING FALSE DEATH REPORT THE NEW YORK TIMES JUNE 19, 1941 JOE LOUIS vs BILLY CONN THE NEW YORK TIMES SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1942 JOE LOUIS vs MAX BAER THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1946 JOE LOUIS vs TAMI MAURIELLO THE DETROIT FREE PRESS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1946 ROBINSON WINS WELTERWEIGHT TITLE FITCHBURG SENTINEL FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1946 GIVE ROBINSON CROWN AT LAST LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1946 SUGAR RAY ROBINSON vs TOMMY BELL POUGHKEEPSIE NEW YORKER SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 26, 1948 JOE LOUIS vs JERSEY JOE WALCOTT THE NEW YORK TIMES SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1948 JOE LOUIS vs JOE JOE WALCOTT POUGHKEEPSIE NEW YORKER SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1950 ROCKY MARCIANO vs CARMINE VINGO THE TIMES-PICAYUNE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1950 LOUIS SEEKS TO REGAIN HEAVY CROWN TONIGHT THE TIMES PICAYUNE THURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1950 JOE LOUIS vs EZZARD CHARLES FITCHBURG SENTINEL FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1951 EZZARD CHARLES vs LEE OMA THE TIMES PICAYUNE SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1951 JOE LOUIS vs LEE SAVOLD THE TIMES PICAYUNE THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1951 JOE LOUIS vs JIMMY BIVINS THE DETROIT NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1951 JOE LOUIS vs JIMMY BIVINS TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1951 LOUIS FAVORED OVER MARCIANO TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1951 ROCKY MARCIANO vs JOE LOUIS POUGHKEEPSIE NEW YORKER THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1952 ROCKY MARCIANO vs LEE SAVOLD POUGHKEEPSIE NEW YORKER FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1954 ROCKY MARCIANO vs EZZARD CHARLES NEW YORK HEROLD TRIBUNE (European Edition) APRIL 16, 1955 SUGAR RAY ROBINSON vs TED OLLA THE DAILY NEWS - NEW YORK MAY 17, 1955 ROCKY MARCIANO vs DON COCKELL THE DAILY NEWS - NEW YORK MAY 18, 1955 ROCKY MARCIANO vs DON COCKELL TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS SEPTEMBER 22, 1955 ROCKY MARCIANO vs ARCHIE MOORE LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER, 22, 1955 ROCKY MARCIANO vs ARCHIE MOORE FITCHBURG SENTINEL FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS APRIL 28, 1956 ROCKY MARCIANO RETIREMENT POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1962 SONNY LISTON vs FLOYD PATTERSON

The Baltimore News (MD) - Feb 25, 1964

THE MACON TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1964 SONNY LISTON vs CASSIUS CLAY (Pre-fight Photo) THE SPRINGFIELD UNION MAY 25, 1965 LISTON STILL CHOICE TO BEAT CLAY THE EVENING TELEGRAM WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1965 CASSIUS CLAY KO'S SONNY LISTON

BOSTON HERALD TRAVELER MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1969 ROCKY MARCIANO KILLED IN CRASH BOSTON HERALD TRAVELER SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1969 ROCKY MARCIANO FUNERAL TODAY THE HOME NEWS NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1973 NORTON BREAKS ALI'S JAW THE TRENTONIAN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1978 ALI RECAPTURES TITLE WITH ROUT OF SPINKS THE ADVOCATE (STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT) MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1981 JOE LOUIS DEATH NEW YORK TIMES MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1981 JOE LOUIS DEATH NEW YORK NEWS MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1981 JOE LOUIS DEATH NEW YORK POST MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1981 JOE LOUIS DEATH NEW YORK POST WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1983 JACK DEMPSEY DEATH NEW YORK NEWS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1983 JACK DEMPSEY DEATH THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS MARCH 26, 1992 TYSON SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS NEW YORK POST FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1992 MIKE TYSON GETS 6 YEARS NEW YORK DAILY NEWS FEBRUARY 27, 1994 JERSEY JOE WALCOTT DEATH

HEADLINES: THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR DECEMBER 26, 1908. TOMMY BURNS vs JACK JOHNSON THE CALL - SAN FRANCISCO APRIL 5, 1915 WILLARD DEFEATS JOHNSON NEW YORK DAILY NEWS JUNE 5, 1921 GEORGE CARPENTIER ANACONDA STANDARD - MONTANA SEPTEMBER 23, 1927. TUNNEY AGAIN BEATS DEMPSEY THE TIMES PICAYUNE SEPTEMBER 23, 1927 GENE TUNNEY vs JACK DEMPSEY THE BOSTON HERALD JULY 27, 1928 GENE TUNNEY vs TOM HEENEY ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL JUNE 13, 1930 MAX SCHMELING vs JACK SHARKEY SAN FRANCISCO CALL BULLETIN JUNE 20, 1936 MAX SCHMELING KNOCKS OUT JOE LOUIS SAN FRANCISCO CALL BULLETIN SETEMBER 20, 1936 LOUIS AND PASTOR READY TO FIGHT THE BALTIMORE NEWS JUNE 2, 1939 MAX BAER vs LOU NOVA THE BALTIMORE NEWS-POST JUNE 3, 1939 MAX BAER WITH FAMILY DES MOINES REGISTER SETEMBER 7, 1940 CONN KNOCKS OUT PASTOR THE DES MOINES REGISTER SEPTEMBER 27, 1940 BAER vs COMISKEY RECORD AMERICAN MAY 28, 1965 CASSIUS CLAY vs SONNY LISTON RECORD AMERICAN NOVEMBER 1965 MUHAMMAD ALI vs FLOYD PATTERSON NEW YORK DAILY NEWS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1988 MIKE TYSON KNOCKED OUT IN CAR CRASH COUNTRY JOURNAL OCTOBER. 17, 1730 MR. FIGG and MR. HOLMES JACKSON'S OXFORD JOURNAL ENGLAND, MARCH 13, 1790 JACOMBS vs PAYNE He Swung and He Missed BY NELSON ALGREN ©1952 Published in THE FIRESIDE BOOK OF BOXING 1961 EDITED BY W.C.HEINZ Two Visits with Sam Langford BY AL LANEY ©1944 Published in THE FIRESIDE BOOK OF BOXING 1961 EDITED BY W.C.HEINZ How It Feels to Be Champ BY ROCKY MARCIANO ©1955 Published in THE FIRESIDE BOOK OF BOXING 1961 EDITED BY W.C.HEINZ Ten Seconds of Sunlight BY BARNEY NAGLER ©1949 Published in THE FIRESIDE BOOK OF BOXING 1961 EDITED BY W.C.HEINZ

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