biography
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Rickard, Tex
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popular name of George Lewis Rickard
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| male
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| lived:
| (1870–1929)
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| biography:
| Boxing promoter, born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. A colourful, buccaneering character, he ran a gambling business in Texas, made and lost a fortune in the Yukon in the 1890s, and arranged his first prize fight in 1906. He promoted matches during boxing's ‘golden age’, including the Jack Dempsey–George Carpentier bout in 1921 - boxing's first $1 million gate - and the famous Dempsey–Gene Tunney match in 1927. |
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