(1) New York was the epicenter if boxing in America during the days when the Horton Law governed boxing in New York: Sept. 1, 1896 to Aug. 31, 1900.
The Broadway Athletic Club, which sat near Washington Square in Lower Manhattan, was the site of many of the era's most important matches. However, on boxrec, many of these shows mysteriously migrated across the bridge to Brooklyn. To take one example, the great George Dixon had seven fights here -- vs. Torpedo Billy Murphy, Jack Downey, Frank Erne, Johnny Griffin, Joe Bernstein, Will Curley and Eddie Lenny.
NONE of these fights happened in Brooklyn. ALL took place in New York City (Manhattan).
(2) I can say with 100 percent certainty that Hughey McGovern (brother of Terrible Terry McGovern) never fought in Los Angeles or anywhere out west for that matter. Those 16 fights belong to the record of another McGovern.
(3) For whatever it's worth, the very first card which aired live on Showtime -- there were three title fights with Buster Drayton, Jimmy Paul, and Bernardo Pinango in separate matches -- wasn't held on June 4, 1986, a Wednesday, but rather the following month on the July 4 holiday, a Friday.
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