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Cap · 01-04-2017, 05:33 PM

Clipped from the Los Angeles Herald...Peter Jackson and Bob Fitzsimmons split purse of $20,000 seventy-five percent to the winner and both take a small cut of the gate receipts...Most newspaper scribblers at ringside are of the opinion after the fact that Fitz gave away too much weight...As Fitzsimmons is carted away by his seconds Tom Sharkey jumps into the ring and issues a challenge to Jackson...The California representative of the IBU declares Jackson must defend against the winner of the scheduled fight between George Chuvalo and James J Corbett...The American Boxing Association demands James J Corbett defend his title against their leading contender within three months or relinquish the belt...

01-04-2017, 05:33 PM	#75
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,774 Blog Entries: 4	Clipped from the Los Angeles Herald...Peter Jackson and Bob Fitzsimmons split purse of $20,000 seventy-five percent to the winner and both take a small cut of the gate receipts...Most newspaper scribblers at ringside are of the opinion after the fact that Fitz gave away too much weight...As Fitzsimmons is carted away by his seconds Tom Sharkey jumps into the ring and issues a challenge to Jackson...The California representative of the IBU declares Jackson must defend against the winner of the scheduled fight between George Chuvalo and James J Corbett...The American Boxing Association demands James J Corbett defend his title against their leading contender within three months or relinquish the belt... Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 01-05-2017 at 11:41 AM.