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Annual Prospects Report issued by the IBU and carried by most of the sporting press worldwide...Also best of the crop of amateurs expected to join the professional ranks in 1907...Jack Deshong and Dimitris Nikolaou (Australia); Harry Pahau (New Zealand); From Canada Jacques Bouchard (QC), Joe Burke (NS) [younger brother of James 'Sailor Burke], Sam Dixon (NS), Clyde Parker (NS), and Sgt Harry Rolph of the Toronto Scottish Regiment (ON)...From South Afrika George Mtimkulu...From Europe Jonny Espen (Nor.); Paul Samson (Deu.); Marcel Nilles (Fra.); Raul Gomez (Esp.); Paul Hamms (Fra.); Henry Hull (Eng.); Paul Journee (Fra.); Einar Iversen (Den.)...Officially Retired: Bill Lang, Colin Cameron, Peter Kling, Charlie Robinson, Art Beaudoin, Tiger Smith, Sandy MacNab, George Fryer and Japie Smit...None of whom ever got anywhere near the world heavyweight title.
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