I a HOFer took my name from a great horse?

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  1. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I was a great champ who took my boxing name from a famous race horse. Who was I ? And no horsing around please !
     
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  2. Senya13

    Senya13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lou Brouillard? Bendigo?
     
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  3. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    NAY S, it is not Lou Brouillard or the bare knuckle champion Bendigo...
     
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  4. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Seabiscuit?
     
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  5. ribtickler68

    ribtickler68 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Battling Siki? No idea, Burt! Good question.
     
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  6. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jack Dillon
     
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  7. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    B, when I saw your name, I knew the "race" was over. Yes Jack Dillon took the name from the famous trotter Sidney Dillon who was the first trotter to
    run a 2:00 mile. Jack Dillon the great fighter's real name was Ernest Price Cutler...I am forwarding you B, a bushel of hay and one filly...
     
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  8. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thanks Burt :lol:
     
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