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	Boxing
		Boxing is a contest between 2 opponents wearing padded gloves who attempt to win by rendering their opponents unable to continue, or by winning a judge's decision at the end of a prearranged number of rounds.
		Boxers may hit only with their fists and from the waist up.
		Though never world champion, heavyweight George CHUVALO of Toronto held Canadian and Commonwealth titles and in a career in which he fought most of the great heavyweights was never knocked down.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000934 (662 words)

	OBHO: George Dixon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This Canadian Black was the first boxer to win three world titles: paperweight, bantamweight and featherweight championships at different times.
		Dixon held the featherweight title longer than anyone, with the exception of Johnny Kilbane.
		The George Dixon Drop-in Centre and Playground on Gottingen Street in Halifax commemorates this well-known fighter.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /OBHO/people/historical_personalities/sports/dixon_george.html (180 words)

	African American Registry: George Dixon, one of boxings best!
		On this date in 1870, George* Dixon was born.
		Nicknamed Little Chocolate, Dixon was from Afrieville Nova Scotia, Canada and fought as a featherweight.
		Living in Boston from 1887, Dixon won the world bantamweight championship by knocking out Nunc Wallace of England in the 18th round in London.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/1456/George_Dixon_one_of__boxings_best (234 words)

	Action TV Online - Dixon Of Dock Green episode guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		PC George Dixon and DS Andy Crawford, back from holiday, are up to their ears in trouble with Mrs Dunn's (Mary Kenton) difficult daughter Myra (Carole Allen).
		George Dixon is never tired of saying that the work of a policeman is ninety-nine-percent routine.
		Andy and Dixon are naturally delighted, but their domestic happiness does not prevent them from becoming involved in a case of assault and theft.
	www.action-tv.org.uk /guides/dixondock02.htm (4132 words)

	Young Griffo remembered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mingled with the pathos of the down-fall of the cleverest of all the boxers is a touch of the ironical.
		Lavigne, Dixon, and all the best of the light-weights and featherweights tried, and were made to look ridiculous by the dodging, ducking, and side-stepping of the Antipodean.
		Griffo knocked out this boxer in about one minute of fighting in a row which grew out of an exchange of personalities in a bar-room.
	www.aussiebox.com.au /ace/griffo.html (1708 words)

	Black History
		A resident of Boston from 1887, Dixon won the world bantamweight championship by knocking out Nunc Wallace of England in the 18th round on June 27, 1890, in London.
		In 20 years of professional boxing (1886–1906), he fought 158 bouts (some boxing historians say 700, the divergence caused by the difficulty of determining which fights should be considered exhibition bouts in this period before official sanctioning), including 33 championship fights.
		Dixon was elected to Ring magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame in 1956.
	www.britannica.com /Blackhistory/article.do?nKeyValue=30706 (243 words)

	DaCosta 400 - 400 Years of black Canadiana
		George Dixon: 1870 - 1909 professional boxer, the world’s first professional champion in any sport, held three world championship titles simultaneously in the 1890s.
		Dixon and Hall’s actions and awards are major milestones in Black Canadian history - but not well-known.
		January 2005 - George Dixon and William Hall were formally submitted to the stamp advisory board, which makes the decision for national stamps.
	www.dacosta400.ca /projects/commemorativestamps.shtml (576 words)

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		Therefore the British-designed Boxer primers were used mainly in the United States, where reloading was popular, while the American-designed Berdan primers were used mainly in Europe, where reloading was less popular.
		George Steadman of Ashby, East Westmoreland, wins a prize at a wrestling tournament held at the Agricultural Hall on Liverpool Road in London, a feat that he repeats every year for the next 31 years.
		Foley's ring was located in his cellar, and the risk of boxers hitting their heads on the concrete floor caused the Sydney police to close the place in 1893.
	ejmas.netfirms.com /kronos/NewHist1860-1899.htm (20066 words)

	Martial Arts Planet Archive - Boxing Tips
		Boxers prefer to maneuver at long range while a swarmer crowds him, smothering his punches, as he forces his way inside where the boxer is less comfortable.
		Examples of this are George Dixon Koby 8 Terry McGovern, Carlos Zarate koby 5 Wilfredo Gomez, Alexis Arguello koby 14 and koby 10 Aaron Pryor, Thomas Hearns koby 3 Iran Barkley, Julian Jackson koby 5 and koby 1 Gerald McClellan.
		All the while a boxer is moving around the ring, improving his footwork and timing as well as improving his defense in a natural and free flowing manner.
	www.martialartsplanet.com /forums/search/topic/6242-1.html (11910 words)

	Canadian Professional Boxing Federation - Boxer Profiles Content
		George Dixon is new Featherweight Champion of the World (Featherweight class: 117 pounds).
		January 18, 1895 — Leonard Renaud Dumoulinis born in the Township of Schesham, in the Eastern Townships (province of Quebec).
		The two "main" bouts between George Fifield of Toronto, the Canadian Welterweight Champion, and a welterweight who rejoiced in the distinguished moniker of Pedro Gomez, and that between Alex Burlie of Toronto, Canadian Flyweight Champion, and Harold Webber of Scranton, N.Y. were all smeared with limburger.
	www.canadianboxing.com /profiles_content.htm (14018 words)

	George Dixon biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		For information about George Dixon, the boxer, see George Dixon (boxer).
		For information about George Dixon, the sea captain and explorer, see George Dixon (captain).
		George Dixon was also the name of the main character of the BBC TV police series Dixon of Dock Green.
	george-dixon.biography.ms (45 words)

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		George Vancouver: A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795.
		Remarks on the Voyages of John Meares by George Dixon, An Answer to Mr.
		Krasheninnikov, a young student of the Academy of Sciences, was sent to join Bering's second expedition as an assistant to Georg Wilhelm Steller, and he used many of Steller's notes, as well as his own observations, in preparing this work.
	www.pbagalleries.com /catalogs/curcat97-3.html (4262 words)

	George
		George was brought back to England by the Crusaders.
		Although it’s first recorded in 1199, George remained relatively rare in the English world until King George I took the throne in 1714.
		A grandson of King George III of Great Britain, he lost the English to his cousin, Victoria.
	www.geocities.com /edgarbook/names/g/george.html (198 words)

	Kronos: 1860-1899
		Popularly known as the Yellowboy, after the color of the receiver, the metal used in the construction of these famous rifles was gun metal (an alloy of copper and tin) rather than bronze (an alloy of copper and zinc).
		The best-known Danish boxer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was of course the world champion Oscar "Battling" Nelson.
		Most boxers, though, were working class youths training in their villages or at nearby temples.
	ejmas.com /kronos/NewHist1860-1899.htm (19890 words)

	Dixon, George -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The postwar threat of the spread of Communism brought to attention the dangers to individual freedoms in a totalitarian state.
		The U.S. conductor Dean Dixon broke color barriers in the music world when he became the first African American to conduct the New York Philharmonic.
		In a dramatization, George Washington recalls crossing the Delaware, spending the winter at Valley Forge and defeating the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9030705 (834 words)

	SuperBoxing
		Late in 1898 Pluto left for the United States and on 17 January 1899 he met one of the legends of the featherweight division, George Dixon, for the undisputed championship of the world.
		Arthur Douglas, 73-27-13-1nc (37), was a skilled boxer who fought in Australia from 1908 to 1919 and Billy Allen, 22-4-2 (20), was a big puncher.
		Willie, who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Olympics, was a brilliant boxer and unlucky not to have won the world bantamweight title.
	www.superboxing.co.za /?id=3402&des=sportstalk (1196 words)

	Brewed Fresh Daily (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		I was in a cab in Tokyo last night having a interesting conversation about the recent elections and the future of Japan with a very educated and opinionated cab driver.
		The reasons for that omission are open to speculation, most of it, candidly, not flattering to the current state of city government or its leaders.
		When the newspaper couldn’t possibly be printed or distributed, the NOLA.com news blog became the source for news on hurricane damage and recovery efforts — including updates from various reporters on the ground and even full columns and news stories.
	www.brewedfreshdaily.com (4761 words)

	CBZ Journal -- September 1999
		I have also learned that boxers, active or retired, are the most sincere athletes in the world.
		Boxers were way ahead of the times in recognizing the value of cardio-vascular conditioning (even John L. Sullivan skipped rope and did roadwork).
		Proponents of the modern boxer often respond to arguments like the ones I've just set forth with comments along the lines of: Awell, you can theorize all you want, but all I have to do is take one look at the films to know Jack Johnson wouldn't have lasted 15 seconds with Mike Tyson.
	www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxing/box9-99.htm (18427 words)

	IBHOF / Abe Attell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Abe Attell was a fluid boxer and excellent defensive fighter.
		Despite outpointing former champ George Dixon in 1901, Attell wasn't recognized as the world's best featherweight until he knocked out Harry Forbes in St. Louis in 1904.
		Attell maintained his innocence and the charges against him were dropped when the prosecution could not produce enough evidence.
	www.ibhof.com /attell.htm (244 words)

	The Cyber Boxing Zone
		Coming from a poor family (Abe's father had left his wife alone with their many children when Abe was 13), Abe helped put food on the table by selling newspapers on the street, including at the corner of 8th and Market, where the Mechanics' Pavilion stood.
		With a fifteen round victory over the immortal George Dixon (the two had fought to draws in two previous engagements), Abe claimed the title vacated by Terry McGovern, who was unable to make the 122-pound weight limit.
		However, watching the way James J. Corbett and George Dixon "slipped, blocked, ducked and side-stepped punches," Abe learned that "a fellow could be a prize fighter and not get hurt, provided he was smart enough" (Hawthorne, 1970).
	www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxing/attell.htm (1641 words)

	IBHOF / Tom O'Rourke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		BOXER, manager, promoter, judge and inspector, Tom O'Rourke did it all in the sweet science.
		Among his prized pupils were bantamweight and featherweight champion George Dixon, welterweight titleholder Barbados Joe Walcott and heavyweight contenders Tom Sharkey and Al Palzer.
		O'Rourke, who was born in Boston, operated in some of New York City's most well-known fight clubs -- including the National Sporting Club and the Coney Island Athletic Club.
	www.ibhof.com /orourke.htm (153 words)

	African American Registry for Tuesday September 20th 2005
		On this date we celebrate the birth of George* Bonga in 1802.
		*George Godfrey was born on this date in 1853.
		*George Suttles was born on this date in 1901.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/category/12/month.php (2313 words)

	OBHO: George Dixon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		After one year of training under his uncle the late boxing great Charlie Clay, he won an international tournament in Toronto.
		In 1924, Bonner's amateur career peaked as he was one of seven Canadian boxers selected to represent Canada in the Olympic games in Paris, France.
		Bonner turned professional, in 1925, after 74 bouts in the amateur ring.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /OBHO/people/historical_personalities/sports/bonner_gene.html (83 words)

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		Like so many fighters, the young Attell started out as a puncher; but he gradually mastered the art of boxing and became a fluid boxer with magnificent defensive skills.
		I learned that lesson way back in 1900 and I remembered it until I quit boxing in 1915." Abe credited Hall of Famer George Dixon, whom he faced three times in 1901, with inspiring him to develop a more graceful style.
		In September 1901, four months short of his 18th birthday, Attell defeated Dixon in a 15-round decision (it was their third fight; the first two had ended in draws).
	www.jewsinsports.org /boxing.asp?ID=5 (690 words)

	Boxing News : David A. Avila : Is Fame Eluding Floyd Mayweather Jr.?
		Speed and agility are not unknown quantities in the ring.
		From George Dixon in the 1890s to Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson in the 1990s, speed has been a common factor among excellent boxers.
		Today and perhaps always fight fans have rallied around the boxer with one-punch pulverizing power, or displays of bravado and machismo like Ricardo Mayorga dishes.
	www.maxboxing.com /avila/avila021804.asp (1500 words)

	George Dixon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Authors: Karen Valenti, George Mair, Cindi Dixon, and Eva Stina Bender
		Hometowns: An American Pilgrimage : James Dean's Fairmount, Indiana, Ronald Reagan's Dixon, Illinois, Mark Twain's Hannibal, Missouri
		Authors: Harry J. Bury, Susanne M. Alexander, Eileen Teare, George Eppley, Anita Dixon Eppley, Judith Cauley, Harry Bury, and Susanne Alexander
	www.veryhappening.com /things/george_dixon (152 words)

	Joe Walcott, The Barbados Demon
		Walcott fought light-heavyweight champ George Gardner twice, winning once by 20 round decision and losing by the same.
		Walcott and Smith fought numerous times with Walcott proving to be the much better fighter, winning 3 times, twice by Ko, with 2 draws, and one loss by decision.
		He was also an accomplished boxer who studied and learned from the likes of George Dixon and Bob Fitzsimmons.
	coxscorner.tripod.com /walcott.html (1661 words)

	India Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		July 29 - George Dixon, Canadian boxer (d.
		March 28 - George Henry Thomas, American general (b.
		May 6 - Sir James Young Simpson, Scottish physician and researcher (b.
	www.indiaencyclopedia.com /index.php?title=1870 (941 words)

	daveshade.html
		Dave (born march 1, 1902) and his older boxing brothers, Billy (born may 2, 1900) and George (born nov 5, 1897), are all on the cover of the May 1922 Ring magazine.
		Quite a nifty sum for a boxer who, ten months ago, was practically unknown in the East.
		Only a few days ago the writer was discussing the present crop of welterweights and middleweights with those of a decade ago, when Flynn's secretary entered the room with a pack of letters and a handful of telegrams.
	www.harrygreb.com /daveshade.html (1407 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Book of Days \| March 31 \| Young Griffo, Luna, goddess of the full moon, ...
		May 20, 1895, more than seven months before the Lumiere brothers showed their film at the Grand Cafe on the Boulevard des Capucines, Paris, on December 18 – the event usually said to be the first movie-by-ticket screening in the world.
		When noted Australian boxer Larry Foley saw him in a street fight, Foley added Griffo to his stable of fighters.
		He fought three draws with George Dixon, which could have gone Griffo's way had the rules allowed the rendering of a decision.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/mar31.html (3443 words)

	Black Collegian: African-American history 101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In London, in 1890, boxer George Dixon of Halifax, Nova Scotia, became the first Black man to win a world boxing title.
		She traveled to London and was hailed as a prodigy.
		In 1776, she wrote a poem entitled, "To His Excellency General Washington." After he read it, George Washington invited her to visit him at Cambridge.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3628/is_199902/ai_n8846132 (1450 words)

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