Newspaper decisions

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    Rebel-INS Mighty Healthy Full Member

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    How long did this way of declaring the winner of a prizefight go on for? Was it considered a legitimate way of scoring a bout, and were the results usually the opinion of the majority?
    Also, can anyone name any big fights of the time which were scored in this way?
     
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    Rebel-INS Mighty Healthy Full Member

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    No one?
     
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