Fatalities in the ring...

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  1. Maxmomer

    Maxmomer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Walter Robinson must have been a badass.
     
  2. China_hand_Joe

    China_hand_Joe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Here is a large list of in ring deaths, with reports:

    http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_svinth_b_0700.htm






    on Robinson:

    [FONT=Book Antiqua, serif]Fresno Weekly Republican, May 19 1904; Los Angeles Times, May 15, 1904. The overmatched Bryant was practically unconscious on his feet during the ninth round. His corner threw in the towel, but he was still hit one last time. He collapsed to the floor and he died soon afterward. The coroner subsequently ruled that Bryant died from cerebral hemorrhage. Robinson was black and the writer for the Weekly Republican was aghast at the thought of a “grinning Negro” killing a white man.


    and

    Here he is mentioned in an artical about another fighter - Robinson lost
    http://soleman59.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/genealogy-project-onig-normart-my-great-grandfather/


    also on his opponent "
    [/FONT]His favorite training method was running 10 miles on the railroad ties to sharpen his eyes and coordination." lol

    http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/NEWSPAPER-ABSTRACTS/2007-06/1180886797
    http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E02E3DA1238E733A25750C1A9639C946597D6CF