Ugh, Canadians. As expected, the success of
Merlin Vienns last month led another one of those bearded logsmen down to our fair state. The new guy
Jacques Cantin demonstrated exactly we do not like their kind: yes, the big man beat the Brooklynite
Frank "The Club" Seiler, but he did so using the maddening French method, which involved poking at a man and then running away, then poking and running away again, and so on until the match is declared over due to frustration more than anything else.
Next month is the first one in which most of the fighters who fought in the tourney are cleared to box again. That ought to be a big'un.
Code:
Date Winner W-L-D K Loser W-L-D K Venue Group Significance Matchup Result
4/13/1866 Jacques Cantin 1-0-0 Frank Seiler 2-3-1 Frank's Beginners C D SD
Split decisions are nice and all, but the French-Canadian Cantin has all the punching power of a 3 year old.
4/27/1866 Michael Butler 2-3-0 1 Merlin Vienns 1-2-0 Frank's Beginners A+ C UD
You weren't so tough after all, were you, you filthy Canuck!?
4/27/1866 Michael Reynolds 2-2-1 1 Alan Briggs 1-1-0 Frank's Beginners C+ C- UD
It was never really close, although Briggs was at least game enough to avoid a knockdown.