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BOXING.

WORLD'S CHAMPIONS. Tha following list of champions of the world since, 1719 should be of interest:— 1719—Figg. 1730- Pipes and Greeting. 1734—George Taylor. 1740—Jack Broughton. 1750—Jack Slack. 1760—8i1l Stevens. 17(51—George Meggs. 1765—8i1l Darts. 1769—T0m Lyons. 1777—Harry Sellers. 1780—Jack Harris. 1785—Jackling Tom (Johnson.) 1790—Ryan (Big Ben). 1792—Mendoza. 1795—Jackson (retired). 1803—Jem Belcher. 1805— Pearce (Game Chicken). 1808—Gully. 1809—Tom Cribb received a belt, not transferable, and cup. 1824—Tom Spring received four cups and resianed title. 1825—Jem Ward received a belt, not !>.**■ transferable. 1838—Deaf Burke claimed the title. 1839—Bendigo (W. Thompson) beat Deaf Burke, claimed championship, and receved a belt from Jem Ward. 1841-Nick Ward (brother to Jem) beat Gaunt Feb. 2. Caunt beat Nick Ward, and received a belt by subscription. It was transferable. 1845—Bendigo beat Caunt, and got the belt. 1849—Tass Parker beat Con Parker for £IOO a side and the championship. 1850—Perry (the Tipton Slasher), . after his fight with Paddock, claimed the title. 1851 —'Harry Broome beat Perry, and won the title. 1853—Perry again claimed the title, Harry Broome having forfeited £2OO to him in a match, and retired from the ring on August 13. 1857—Tom Sayers beat Perry for £2OO a side and the new belt. 1860 —Tom Sayers retired after his fight with Heenan, leaving the belt for competition. 1860—Sam Hurst (the Stalybridge Infant) beat Paddock. Both claimed tne title of champion. The belt handed to Hurst. 1861—Jem Mace beat Hurst. 1862—Jem Mace beat Tom King (January) for £2OO and the belt. 1863—Tom lung beat Mace (November) and claimed the belt, whicn he subsequently gave up, declining * again to meet Mace. Mace again claimed the belt.

1865—Joe Wormald beat Marsden, £2OO a side and the belt, both having claimed the championship. Belt handed to Wormald. Forfeited £l2O to Mace, who again claimed. 1866 —Jem Mace and Joe Goss a draw, £2OO a side and the belt. 1867 —Joe Wormald received forfeit from E. Baldwn, £2OO, and the championship. Baldwin absent, Wormald claimed the belt. 1867—Jem Mace and E. Baldwin a draw, £2OO side and the championship. The belt in abeyance. 1868— J. Wormald and E. Baldwin a draw, £2OO a side and the title in Amer'ca. 1869 -M'Coole beat T. Allen in America for championship of the world. 1870—Jem Mace beat T. Allen in America for the championship of the world. . IS72—Jem Mace and J.Coburn fought a draw for £SOO aside and the championship. 1882—John L. Sullivan defeated Paddy Ryan, champion of . America, Missisippi CUy, Miss., L.P.R., nine rounds. 1885—Jem Smith beat Jack Davis for £IOO a side and the championship of England. 1887—va!?? Kilrain and Jem Smith, "draw/ I 1889—John L. Sullivan beat Jake Kilrain for IO.OOOdoI aside and the "Police Gazete" b'elt at Richburg, Miss., July 8. 1889—Jem Smith and Frank P. Slavin fought a draw for £SOO side and championship of England, Bruges, December 23. 1891 —Bob Fitzsimmons defeated Jack Dempsey, middleweight championsip of the world, thirteen rounds, New Orleans, January 14. 1892—James J. Corbett beat John L. Sullivan, championship nf America, twenty-ore rounds, New Orleans, La., September 7. 1896—Robert Fitzsimmons beat Peter Maher in ore round in lmin. 23sec., in Mexico, opposite Lantry, Tex., February 21. 1897--Roberts Fitzsimmons won undisputed title from James J. Corbett at Carson, Nev., in fourteen rounds, March 17. 1899 J. J. Jeffries won title form Robert Fitzsimmons at Coney Island, N.Y., in eleven rounds. 1899 J. J. Jeffries defeated Thos. J. Sharkey, challenger for the title, at Coney Island, N.Y., twenty five rounds (decision), NovemLer 3. 1902 —J. J. Jeffries knocked out Robert Fitzsimmons, challener for the title, at San Francisco, eight rounds, July 25. 1903 J. J. Jeffries knocked out James J. Corbett, challenger for the title, at San Francisco, ten rounds, August 14. 1906 J. J. Jeffries retired. Title void. ! 1908—Tommy Burns won from Bill Squires, of Australia, at San Francisco, July 24, 1907, one round; from "Gunner" Moir, i at London, England, December i 2, 1907, ten rounds; and Jem Koche, at Dublin, Ireland, March 17, one round. 1908—Jack Johnson won from Tommy Eurns at Sydney, Ausf traila, December 26, 1908, fourteen rounds. New Zealand has another Fitzsimmons who is looked upon as a champion in the making. He is a nephew of the famous Robert of that ilk, and sporting Maoriland wants to see the youngster pitted against the best in Australia his weight, but only for half a dozen rounds, as he is yet (17 years of age) no more than a boy. Young Fitzsimmons was bom where Bob Fitzsimmons, ex-champion of the world, spent his pinafore days atTimaru—and is &ft 11 in high and lOst 101b weight. Mr Martin Taylor, a well-known Maoriland sport iug man, in Sydney just now, is anxious to back k the latest pugilistic

Continued from page 3. Fitzsimmons for from £SO to £IOO Aside* "America has suddenly banished all thoughts of tariff readjustments —it has even forgotten the Patten wheat corner, for the tremehctous announcement is made (says New York cable message to the London "Morning Leader") that Jeffries agrees to meet Jack Johnson, the nergo bruiser, who defeated Tommy Burns at Sydney last Boxing Day in the 14th round. Both men are now appearing at local music halls, Jeffries rceeivina £SOO a week and Johnson £4OO. The negro, who at the present moment is at Pittsburg, when interviewed, danced with joy. •Well.' he said, 'surely lam tickled to death at the news. I fight Ketchell in October, and when I have knocked his head off, Jeff and yours truly will hook up. You can bank on my putting him. to sleep. He was a wonder once, but his day is past. Every pitcher has gone to the well I once too often, and Jeffries will take his last trip to the watering place I when he enteres the rjng with me.' "

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3206, 4 June 1909, Page 3

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Tapeke kupu
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BOXING. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3206, 4 June 1909, Page 3

BOXING. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3206, 4 June 1909, Page 3

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