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Old 08-14-2019, 05:27 PM   #313
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An excerpt from the Washington DC Evening Star April 27 1899...Sam McVea is rampaging through Europe and few others present a serious threat to Johnson's reign besides these three....Kaufman appears to be favoured to be the first of the champion's challengers based on reports in Chicago papers while Burns, as champion of the British Empire, is considered a most worthy opponent should he decide to leave the pleasant confines of Australia for America.....As for Langford, Johnson considers him too small a fellow to take seriously unless he were able to scrape up a suitable guarantee and a promoter willing to put up a purse of no less than $30,000 and 75% of any gate receipts....
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