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Bill Lang
Bill Lang (born William Lanfranchi, 6 July 1882 – 3 September 1952) was an Australian professional boxer who held the national heavyweight title.
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Bombardier Billy Wells
William Thomas Wells, better known as Bombardier Billy Wells (31 August 1889 – 12 June 1967), was an English heavyweight boxer.
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Boxing
Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.
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Boxing Union of Ireland
The Boxing Union of Ireland (BUI) is the governing and sanctioning body for professional boxing in Ireland.
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Brandy
Brandy is a spirit produced by distilling wine.
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British Boxing Board of Control
The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom.
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Capitol Theatre, Sydney
Capitol Theatre is a historic theatre located at 13 Campbell Street, Haymarket, Sydney, Australia.
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Carbonated water
Carbonated water (bubbly water, fizzy water) is water into which carbon dioxide gas under pressure has been dissolved, either by technology or by a natural geologic source.
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Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in Greater London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between Charing Cross Road and Drury Lane.
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Cruiserweight (boxing)
Cruiserweight, also referred to as junior heavyweight, is a weight class in professional boxing between light heavyweight and heavyweight.
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Devonport, Plymouth
Devonport, formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plymouth in the English county of Devon, although it was, at one time, the more important settlement.
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Disqualification (boxing)
A disqualification (abbreviated DQ) is a term used when a bout is stopped short of knockout or judges' decision because, intentionally, one or both contestants have repeatedly or flagrantly fouled an opponent or violated other rules.
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Dublin
Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.
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Fred Storbeck
Fred Storbeck (10 August 1889 – 7 December 1970 (aged 81)) born in Pretoria was a South African Boer blacksmith, and amateur and professional heavyweight boxer of the 1910s, and 1920s, who won the South African heavyweight title, and British Empire heavyweight title.
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Gunner Moir
James Moir (17 April 1879 – 12 June 1939), better known as Gunner Moir and sometimes as "Ex Gunner" James Moir, was an English heavyweight boxer.
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Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
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Insanity
Insanity, craziness, or madness is a spectrum of both group and individual behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns.
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Irish people
The Irish people (Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are a nation and ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, who share a common Irish ancestry, identity and culture.
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Kid McCoy
Charles "Kid" McCoy (October 13, 1872 – April 18, 1940), born Norman Selby, was an American world champion boxer and early Hollywood actor.
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Kilkee
Kilkee is a small coastal town in County Clare, Ireland.
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Knockout
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo, and other sports involving striking, as well as fighting-based video games.
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List of British heavyweight boxing champions
List of British heavyweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British heavyweight championship, which has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1891, and the British Boxing Board of Control since 1929.
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Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper
Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper was an early Sunday newspaper in the United Kingdom.
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Luna Park, Paris
Luna Park was an amusement park near Porte Maillot in Paris, France from 1907 (or 1909) to 1931.
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National Sporting Club
The National Sporting Club was a club founded in London in 1891, which did more to establish the sport of boxing in Great Britain than any other organisation.
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Nice
Nice (Niçard Niça, classical norm, or Nissa, nonstandard,; Nizza; Νίκαια; Nicaea) is the fifth most populous city in France and the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes département.
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No contest (combat sports)
No contest (abbreviated "NC") is a technical term used in some combat sports to describe a fight that ends for reasons outside the fighters' hands, without a winner or loser.
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Orthodox stance
In combat sports such as boxing, an orthodox stance is one in which the boxer places his left foot farther in front of the right foot, thus having his weaker side closer to the opponent.
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Pat Doran
Patrick Doran (born 5 June 1959) is a British rallycross driver of Irish origin, living in Thorverton, Devon.
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Petty officer
A petty officer (PO) is a non-commissioned officer in many navies and is given the NATO rank denotion OR-6.
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Plymouth
Plymouth is a city situated on the south coast of Devon, England, approximately south-west of Exeter and west-south-west of London.
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Points decision
A points decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking unlike normal decisions where there are three judges that agree on which fighter won the match the fight is scored by the referee, who determines who wins the bout.
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Professional
A professional is a member of a profession or any person who earns their living from a specified professional activity.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.
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Sam Langford
Samuel E. Langford (March 4, 1883 – January 12, 1956), known as the Boston Tar Baby, Boston Terror, and Boston Bonecrusher, was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century.
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Southpaw stance
In boxing, a southpaw stance is where the boxer has his right hand and right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook.
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Sydney Stadium
The Sydney Stadium was a sporting and entertainment venue in Sydney, New South Wales, which formerly stood on the corner of New South Head Road and Neild Avenue, Rushcutters Bay.
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The Journal (newspaper)
The Journal is a daily newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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William Hague (boxer)
James William "Iron" Hague (6 November 1885 – 18 August 1951) was a boxer born in Mexborough, South Yorkshire.
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Curran
