Sidney, Ohio August of 1911
Harry Hollinger kayos Luther McCarty
http://www.shelbycountyhistory.org/schs ... ortp2a.htm
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Luther McCarty vs Harry Hollinger
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HomicideHenry
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Re: Luther McCarty vs Harry Hollinger
might want to re-read the article. Looks like that wasn't a professional bout. Didn't fight his 1st pro fight until Adams(which is listed).
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Re: Luther McCarty vs Harry Hollinger
BUT...thing is, this bout with Hollinger happened in August of 1911, while the Watt Adams bout happened seven month earlier. So either McCarty was jumping back and forth between pro bouts and amateur bouts, or this is a missing pro bout altogether.
Re: Luther McCarty vs Harry Hollinger
Switching between am and pro happened a lot and is still happening.HomicideHenry wrote:BUT...thing is, this bout with Hollinger happened in August of 1911, while the Watt Adams bout happened seven month earlier. So either McCarty was jumping back and forth between pro bouts and amateur bouts, or this is a missing pro bout altogether.
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Re: Luther McCarty vs Harry Hollinger
But the article never quite said if it was an amateur bout or not. All it stated was "the first boxing match Luther McCarty had in Sidney was..."