George Dixon
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1870 – 1908
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Who was George Dixon?
George Dixon was a Black Canadian professional boxer and the first black world boxing champion in any weight class, while also being the first ever Canadian-born boxing champion. Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer ranked Dixon as the #1 Featherweight of all-time. Dixon was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1956 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a first-class inductee in 1990, he was also made a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955.
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- Born
- Jul 29, 1870
Halifax Regional Municipality - Also known as
- Диксон, Джордж
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 6, 1908
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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