Made my city famous/fought 9 titleholders

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  1. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I was as good a fighter as any, never to be lucky to win a title. I made my city very popular in my career. Why I even fought Babe Ruth.! Who am I ?
    P.S. No not Sam Langford or Charley Burley....
     
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  3. jdempsey85

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    Billy Petrolle
     
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  4. burt bienstock

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  5. burt bienstock

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    JD ,correct you are...Billy Petrolle from Fargo, called the Fargo Express was a great fighter who fought 9 titleholders, but never won a title. And he lost to Babe Ruth, March 2, 1925...:hi:
     
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  6. edward morbius

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    I agree that it must be The Fargo Express.

    Interestingly, Jack Sharkey also fought nine champions and as "The Boston Gob" made an obscure village up in New England famous. He didn't fight Babe Ruth, though.
     
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  8. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Truth IS stranger than fiction.When Babe Ruth fought Ty Cobb,there was no referee. Just the umpire.:patsch
     
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