Dixon's resume was a who's who of the era, with wins over Frank Erne, Pedlar Palmer, Solly Smith, Joe Bernstein, Oscar Gardner, and many thought he should've beaten Young Griffo. Gans and Johnson were apparently in awe of his skill and took inspiration from him. Tom O'Rourke, manager of Barbados Walcott, said of Dixon, "Of all the fighters I have seen none can compare to Dixon in all around fighting ability. What a wonderful left hand! What a double corking punch to the head and body! What a fighting heart and fighting head! What a superb, all around mastery of the manly art he possessed!" Who's the best man you see him scalping?
