Arthur Cravan

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Name: Arthur Cravan
Birth Name: Fabian Avenarius Lloyd
Birthplace: Lausanne, Switzerland
Died: 1918-11-00 (Age:31)
Height: 185cm
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record

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Arthur Cravan, born Fabian Avenarius Lloyd in Lausanne, Switzerland, was both a poet and pugilist. He was a proponent of Dada and Surrealism. Learned to box by taking lessons from Fernand Cuny.

His most famous fight was a sixth-round knockout loss to the former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson.

He disappeared while attempting to sail a small boat from Mexico to Argentina. Though he most likely perished, numerous unconfirmed sightings of Cravan continued for years, establishing a fanciful legend to the death of Arthur Cravan's already eventful and colorful life.

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