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By |
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Michael Swaine
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Gregory Burrill |
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George Dixon was born July 29th 1870
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Halifax,Nova Scotia |
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died in 1909 in New York city at the age of 38. |
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George Dixon first job was as a photographer one
day some local boxers came for there publicity photographs as soon as he
saw them he new that is what he wanted to do. |
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George Dixon was an apprentice under a |
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Photographer for a few years than he become |
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a champion boxer. |
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George Dixon was the first black boxer to win
world boxing championship and three other titles. He had the most fights in
history. “over 1000” |
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George only weighed |
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120
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height
of 5,3 1/2 |
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George
Dixon.(2000) Retrieved on Feb. 18, 2009 from http://www.biographi.ca/ |
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George Dixon. (2008) Retrieved on Feb. 20, 2009
from http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/dixon-g.htm |
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