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June 1909 title fights
Some good ones this month as there are 5 title fights on tap
HW - (LBA) Jack Johnson (33-1) vs #6 Sam Langford (20-5-1) (never fought, Langford's first title shot)
MW - (LBA) Billy Baker (18-14-4) vs. #3 Jack Dempsey (31-4) (Baker lost UD10 to Dempsey in 2/07)
MW - (LBC) Billy Papke (17-0) vs #1 Charles McCoy (22-8-3) (first meeting)
WW - (LBA) George Cole (9-7-3) vs #3 Jack Britton (15-3-2) (3rd meeting,
Cole lost a SD10 in 4/06 and DRAW10 in 11/07)
BW - (LBC) George Dixon (27-7) vs. #1 Johnny Coulon (20-3) (title rematch, 3rd bout between the two. Dixon lost a TKO7 in 06/08, won a MD15 in 3/09)
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