My great grandfather (briefly a British Empire champion in the late 1800s) fought these fairground bouts for a (bad) living later in life.
A female boxer knocks out a male boxer in a fairground boxing ring, circa 1910pic.twitter.com/me9gtabJO2
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He would fight all comers from the crowd. They paid, got a big prize if they won. He fought dirty to win fast. It was a BAD day if he lost.
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Hate to point it out, but her footwork sucks.
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Plus I can't imagine boxing in a corset.
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@staycoolwheels Little did he know the humiliation would be observed over 100 years later. - 1 more reply
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She took his hits like me hitting u from here! TheN calculated 'The Hit' & yes, you saw it! Knocked his Ass in the Dirt
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Where did you find that old footage of me
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Boxing historians be like "She's the 13th best p4p fighter ever"
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#fiercefemale!@followthefight for Cuban women to compete as boxers in the Olympics@Namibiafilm!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Was that round 29 or later?
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