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Dixon, George

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b. July 29, 1870, Halifax, NS
d. Jan. 6, 1909

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The 5-foot-3½ Dixon weighed only 87 pounds when he began his professional boxing career in 1886, but reached 122 pounds in his prime. The first black world champion in any weight class, Dixon was known as "Little Chocolate."

Although only 150 of his fights were recorded, it has been estimated that Dixon actually had as many as 800 bouts during a career that included exhibition tours in which he took on all comers.

Dixon claimed the world bantamweight title in 1888 and was officially considered the champion after knocking out Nunc Wallace of England in 18 rounds on June 27, 1890. However, Dixon soon outgrew the class. On May 31, 1891, he beat Cal McCarthy in 22 rounds to win the featherweight title.

He lost the championship to Solly Smith in a 20-round decision on October 4, 1897. Shortly afterward, Smith lost to Dave Sullivan and Dixon regained the title when Sullivan was disqualified in the 10th round of their match on November 11, 1898.

Terry McGovern won the championship from Dixon with an 8th-round knockout on January 9, 1900, although Dixon claimed that McGovern was over the weight limit. He and Abe Attell fought twice within eight days for the vacated title in 1901. The first match was a 20-round draw and Attell won a 15-round decision in the second.

Dixon retired from the ring after losing a 15-round decision to Monk Newsboy on December 1, 1906.

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Fight-by-Fight Record

1886
Nov 1   Young Johnson           Halifax, NS, CAN       KO 3
1887
Sep 21  Elias Hamilton          Boston, MA              W 8
        Young Mack              Boston, MA             KO 3
1888
Jan 2   Jack Lyman              Boston, MA             KO 5
Jan 20  Charles Parton          Boston, MA             KO 6
Feb 17  Barney Finnegan         Boston, MA             KO 7
Mar 10  Ned Morris              Boston, MA             KO 3
Mar 21  Patrick Kelly           Boston, MA             D 15
Apr 27  Tommy Doherty           Boston, MA              D 8
May 10  Tommy "Spider" Kelly    Boston, MA              D 9
Jun 13  Jimmy Brackett          Boston, MA             KO 5
Jun 21  Hank Brennan            Boston, MA            NC 14
Dec 14  Hank Brennan            Boston, MA             NC 9
Dec 28  Hank Brennan            Boston, MA             D 15

1889
Jan 15  Tommy Danforth          Manchester, NH           EX
Jan 27  Patrick Kelly           Boston, MA             W 10
Mar     Frank Maguire           Putnam, CT             D 10
May     Billy James             Haverhill, MA          KO 3
Jun 3   George Wright           Boston, MA             LF 1
Oct 14  Hank Brennan            Boston, MA            NC 26
Dec 11  Mike Sullivan           New Bedford, MA         W 6
Dec 27  Eugene Hornbacher       New York, NY           KO 2

1890
Jan 7   Joe Murphy              Providence, RI         EX 4
Feb 7   Charles "Cal" McCarthy  Boston, MA             D 70
Mar 1   Patrick Kearney         Paterson, NJ           EX 4
Mar 3   Joe Farrell             Jersey City, NJ        EX 2
Mar 5   Jack Carey              Hoboken, NJ            EX 3
Mar 31  Matt McCarthy           Philadelphia, PA       EX 3
Jun 27  Nunc Wallace            London, England       KO 18
        (Won World Featherweight Championship)
Oct 23  Johnny Murphy           Providence, RI        KO 40
Nov 5   J. Allan                Baltimore, MD          EX 2
Nov 7   Virginia Rosebud        Baltimore, MD          EX 3
Nov 11  Lee Andrews             Washington, DC         EX 4
Nov 13  William Dyson           Washington, DC         EX 2
Dec 3   Nick Collins            New York, NY           EX 4

1891
Mar 31  Charles "Cal" McCarthy  Troy, NY              KO 22
Apr 20  Martin Flaherty         Chicago, IL             W 6
May 19  Bobby Burns             Providence, RI         EX 4
Jul 28  Abe Willis              San Francisco, CA      KO 5
Sep 26  Jimmy Hagen             Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Sep 28  Marcellus Baker         Montreal, Que, CAN     EX 3
Oct 1   Dan Coakley             Montreal, Que, CAN     EX 3
Oct 2   Jack Fitzpatrick        Montreal, Que, CAN     EX 4
Nov 3   Eugene Hornbacher       New York, NY           EX 4
Nov 5   Nick Collins            New York, NY           EX 4
Nov 6   Frank Wall              New York, NY           EX 2
Nov 12  Billy Ross              EX 4
Nov 27  Johnny Banks            New York, NY             EX
Dec 17  Lee Damro               Washington, DC         EX 4

1892
Jan 1   "Young" Tommy Warren    Philadelphia, PA       EX 3
Jan 5   Jimmy Dime              Amsterdam, NY          EX 4
Jan 11  Elwood McCloskey        Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Jan 12  Johnny Hagan            Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Jan 14  Elwood McCloskey        Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Jan 16  Young                   Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Jan 16  Jack Kelly              Philadelphia, PA         EX
Jan 19  Young McHale            Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Jan 20  "Young" Tommy Warren    Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Jan 21  Jack Kelly              Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Jan 22  William Masonic         Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Feb 4   Watson                  Paterson, NJ           EX 1
Apr 18  John Stack              Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Apr 19  Joe Burke               Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Apr 20  Ben Peterson            Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Apr 21  Ed Reilly               Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Apr 22  Ed Woods                Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Apr 22  George Danig            Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
May 6   Billy Russell           New York, NY           EX 2
Jun 27  Fred Johnson            Brooklyn, NY          KO 14
Sep 6   Jack Skelly             New Orleans, La        KO 8
Oct 29  Kentucky Rosebud        Philadelphia, PA        D 4
Nov 9   Eddie Daly              Philadelphia, PA       EX 3
Nov 11  Kentucky Rosebud        Philadelphia, PA        D 4
Nov 18  Billy Ross              New York, NY           ND 4
Dec 29  Jim Keeley              Harlem, NY             KO 3

1893
Jan 24  George Strong           Brooklyn, NY             EX
Jan 25  Eddie Eckhardt          Brooklyn, NY           EX 4
Jan 31  George Strong           New York, NY           EX 4
Feb 6   Young Byrnes            New York, NY            W 4
Feb 7   Dick Mills              New York, NY           KO 1
Feb 10  Buck Leary              New York, NY    (0:40) KO 1
Feb 15  Frank Maguire           Boston, MA             EX 4
Feb 17  Eddie Daly              Boston, MA             EX 3
Feb 20  Eddie Daly              Philadelphia, PA       EX 3
Feb 21  Joe Reilly              Philadelphia, PA          W
Feb 22  Al Wright               Philadelphia, PA       TK 1
Feb 23  Whitey Chadwick         Philadelphia, PA       TK 2
Feb 24  Leo Dobbins             Philadelphia, PA       TK 2
Feb 25  Pete Murray             Philadelphia, PA        SCH
Mar 13  Jack Skelly             New York, NY             EX
Mar 20  George Siddons          Brooklyn, NY           D 12
Mar 21  Eddie Boerum            New York, NY           EX 4
Apr 16  Mike Gillespie          Cincinnati, OH         EX 4
Apr 28  Bill Young              Washington, DC         EX 4
Apr     Johnson                 Washington, DC           EX
May 2   James "Sun" Ashe        Washington, DC         EX 2
May 2   Billy Nally             Washington, DC         TK 1
Jun 17  Jerry Barnett           Philadelphia, PA       EX 4
Jun 30  Kentucky Rosebud        Philadelphia, PA        W 4
Jul 1   Kentucky Rosebud        Philadelphia, PA       ND 4
Aug 7   Eddie Pierce            Brooklyn, NY           TK 3
Aug 22  Billy Plimmer           New York, NY            L 4
Sep 25  Solly Smith             Brooklyn, NY           KO 7
Oct     Jack Lynch              Philadelphia, PA         EX
Oct 10  Jack Lynch              Philadelphia, PA       EX 3
Nov 16  Jack Downey             New York, NY           EX 2
Nov 21  Patrick J. Hennessey    Lawrence, MA           EX 2
Nov 23  Martin Moriarty         Lowell, MA             EX 4
Dec 15  "Torpedo" Billy Murphy  Paterson, NJ           WF 3
Dec 23  Charles McKeever        Norristown, PA         EX 4

1894
Jan 4   Robert Henry            Huntington, PA         EX 2
Jan 16  Paddy Lemmons           Cleveland, OH          EX 1
Jan 27  Jack Lynch              Chicago, IL              EX
Feb 24  Eddie Loeber            New York, NY           EX 3
Mar 4   Edward Doyle            New York, NY           EX 1
Mar 22  Kentucky Rosebud        Philadelphia, PA       EX 3
Jun 29  Young Griffo            Boston, MA             D 20
Oct 25  Joe Flynn               Wilmington, De         EX 4
1895
Jan 19  Young Griffo            Brooklyn, NY           D 25
Jan 28  Walter Sanford          Dayton, OH             EX 2
Mar 6   John Conroy             New York, NY           EX 2
Mar 7   Sam Bolen               New York, NY           EX 6
May 8   Charles Slusher         Louisville, Ky         EX 4
May     Charleston              St. Louis, MO          EX 2
May     Frede                   St. Louis, MO          EX 2
Jul 31  Tommy Connelly          Boston, MA             KO 4
Aug 19  Mike Leonard            New York, NY           EX 2
Aug 27  Johnny Griffin          Boston, MA             W 25
Oct 28  Young Griffo            New York, NY           D 10
Dec 5   Frank Erne              New York, NY           D 10

1896
Jan 30  Thomas "Pedlar" Palmer  New York, NY            D 6
Mar 17  Jerry Marshall          Boston, MA             KO 7
Jun 16  Martin Flaherty         Boston, MA             D 20
Sep 25  Tommy White             New York, NY           D 20
Nov 27  Frank Erne              New York, NY           L 20

1897
Jan 22  "Torpedo" Billy Murphy  New York, NY           KO 6
Feb 15  Jack Downey             New York, NY           D 20
Mar 24  Frank Erne              New York, NY           W 25
Apr 26  Johnny Griffin          New York, NY           W 20
Jun 21  Kentucky Rosebud        Philadelphia, PA       ND 6
Jul 23  Dal Hawkins             San Francisco, CA      D 20
Oct 4   Solly Smith             San Francisco, CA      L 20

1898
Mar 31  Tommy White             Syracuse, NY           D 20
Jun 6   Eddie Santry            New York, NY           W 20
Jul 1   Ben Jordan              New York, NY           L 25
Aug 29  Jimmy Dunn              Fall River, MA         ND 6
Sep 5   Joe Bernstein           Philadelphia, PA       ND 6
Nov 11  Dave Sullivan           New York, NY          WF 10
Nov 29  Oscar Gardner           New York, NY           W 25

1899
Jan 17  Young Pluto             New York, NY          KO 10
May 15  Kid Broad               Chicago, IL            W 20
Jun 2   Joe Bernstein           New York, NY           W 25
Jul 3   Sam Bolen               Louisville, KY         KO 3
Jul 11  Tommy White             Denver, CO             W 20
Jul 14  Eddie Santry            Chicago, IL             W 6
Aug 11  Eddie Santry            New York, NY           D 20
Oct 13  Tim Callahan            Philadelphia, PA       ND 6
Nov 2   Will Curley             New York, NY           W 25
Nov 21  Eddie Lenny             New York, NY           W 25

1900
Jan 9   Terry McGovern          New York, NY           LT 8
Feb 21  Terry McGovern          New York, NY           EX 3
Jun 4   Tim Callahan            Philadelphia, PA       ND 6
Jun 12  Benny Yanger            Chicago, IL             D 6
Jun 23  Terry McGovern          Chicago, IL             L 6
Jul 31  Tommy Sullivan          Brooklyn, NY           LK 7

1901
Feb 8   Harry Lyons             Baltimore, MD          D 20
Aug 16  Young Corbett           Denver, CO             L 10
Aug 24  Abe Attell              Denver, CO             D 10
Sep 26  Benny Yanger            St. Louis, MO          L 15
Oct 20  Abe Attell              Cripple Creek, CO      D 20
Oct 28  Abe Attell              St. Louis, MO          L 15
Dec 19  Austin Rice             New London, CT         L 20

1902
Jan 17  Joe Tipman              Baltimore, MD          D 20
Jan 24  Eddie Lenny             Baltimore, MD          LK 9
Feb 13  Chick Tucker            New Britain, CT        W 20
May 16  Billy Ryan              Ottawa, Ont, CAN       D 15
May 27  Dan Dougherty           Philadelphia, PA       ND 6
Jun 6   Eddie Lenny             Chester, PA             D 6
Jun 10  Biz Mackey              Findlay, OH            LK 5
Jun 30  Tim Callahan            Philadelphia, PA       ND 6
Sep 8   Thomas "Pedlar" Palmer  Glasgow, Scot          L 15
Sep 29  Will Curley             Gateshead, Eng         D 15

1903
Jan 24  Jem Driscoll            London, Eng             D 6
Feb 9   Harry Ware              Northampton, Eng       D 20
Feb     Dave Wallace            Birmingham, Eng         D 6
Mar 7   Fred Delaney            Woolwich, Eng           L 6
Apr 6   Jack Pearson            Liverpool, Eng         KO 8
Apr 16  George Phalin           Liverpool, Eng         D 15
Apr 25  Frank "Spike" Robson    Newcastle, Eng         L 20
May 2   Ben Jordan              London, Eng             L 6
May     Harry Paul                                      D 6
May 16  Frank "Spike" Robson    Newcastle, Eng         L 20
May 25  George Phalin           Birmingham, Eng        D 15
Jun 27  Thomas "Pedlar" Palmer  London, Eng             L 8
Aug 1   George "Digger" Stanley London, Eng             W 6
Aug 29  Harry Ware              London, Eng             W 6
Sep 13  Charles Lampey          London, Eng             D 6
Sep 24  Billy Barrett           Liverpool, Eng         D 10
Sep 29  Charles Lampey          London, Eng             D 6
Oct 10  Jim Williams            London, Eng            KO 4
Oct 12  George "Digger" Stanley London, Eng             L 6
Nov 7   Harry Slough            West Hartlepool, Eng   EX 3
Nov 9   Thomas "Pedlar" Palmer  Newcastle, Eng         W 20
Dec 7   Cockney Cohen           Newcastle, Eng         W 15
Dec 20  Dai Morgan              Newcastle, Eng         D 15

1904
Jan 16  Cockney Cohen           Newcastle, Eng         W 20
Feb 23  Harry Mansfield         Newcastle, Eng         D 20
Mar 7   Cockney Cohen           Leeds, Eng             L 15
Mar 19  Frank "Spike" Robson    Newcastle, Eng        KO 11
Apr 7   Billy Barrett           London, Eng           KO 12
Apr 9   George Moore            London, Eng             D 6
Apr 21  Tommy Burns             Liverpool, Eng         L 20
Aug 22  Charles Arrowsmith      New Brighton, Eng      EX 3
Oct 17  Owen Moran              London, Eng             L 6
Nov 24  Boss Edwards            London, Eng            D 15

1905
Jan 6   Johnny Hughes           Ashford, Eng            D 8
Apr 6   Jack Foy                London, Eng            D 15
Sep 20  Tommy Murphy            Philadelphia, PA       LK 2
Dec 28  Frankie Howe            New York, NY           EX 3

1906
Jan 4   Harry Shea              New York, NY           KO 3
Jan 11  Muldoon's Pickaninny    New York, NY           ND 3
May 21  Billy Ryan              Gloucester, MA         D 12
Dec 10  Monk "the Newsboy"      Providence, RI         L 15

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