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Originally Posted by teetwoohsix
Great stuff Rick!!It is amazing how large the crowds would be for these fights.And to see how these papers would cover the fights shows how popular boxing was in these times.
Thanks for adding the scans to the thread,and thanks again for "The Roar Of The Crowd",I'm really enjoying this book!!
Sincerely,Clayton
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It's amazing when you think that large stadiums and arenas were built from scratch for many of the bigger fights of the day, only to be torn down shortly after.
Probably helped that the building codes were a lot more lax back in the day.
