John L. Sullivan vs. George M. Robinson - Revision history

Rowdytimothy: Fight:96848 moved to John L. Sullivan vs. George M. Robinson

2008-08-22T01:23:51Z

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'''George M. Robinson''' was the sixth of champion '''John L. Sullivan''''s challengers during a nationwide tour offering money to men who could last four rounds in the ring with him. He was an experienced professional, having recently beaten [[Herbert (Maori) Slade]] and was offered five hundred dollars and a percentage of the ticket sales (which were being sold at as much as five dollars apiece and eventually amounted to a total of $20,000) if he could stay in the ring with Sullivan. Robinson trained hard for the fight, while Sullivan's training included drinking at the a local pub and getting into an impromptu brawl with Slade, with whom he got into an argument. The actual bout took place at the Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco, and attracted an estimated 17,000 people to the site. Only 12,000 could be accomodated, while the rest waited outside. The referee was one [[Thomas Chandler]]. Robinson put up nothing resembling a fight, however, and seemed only concerned with surviving the distance. He turned his back and ran around the ring to get away from the champion on several occasions and intentionally fell to the floor eight times in the opening round to keep from being hit. Sullivan, slow of foot and getting winded, became increasingly frustrated. In the fourth round, he made the illegal move of catching Robinson in a headlock and tossing him to the floor. Regardless of the foul, Robinson continued on and became Sullivan's first opponent in over a year to last the four round distance. The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' later reported that Robinson had fallen on purpose sixty-six times in the twelve minutes of fighting. He was booed throughout the proceedings by the local crowd, though he did receive $5,000 for his troubles.

Ric at 00:30, 9 April 2007

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	Robinson was the sixth of champion Sullivan's challengers on a nationwide tour offering money to men who could last four rounds in the ring with him. He was an experienced professional, having recently beaten [[Herbert (Maori) Slade]] and was offered five hundred dollars and a percentage of the ticket sales (which were being sold at as much as five dollars apiece and eventually amounted to a total of $20,000) if he could stay in the ring with Sullivan. Robinson trained hard for the fight, while Sullivan's training included drinking at the a local pub and getting into an impromptu brawl with Slade, with whom he got into an argument.<br><br>The actual bout took place at Mechanics~~' Pavilian~~ in San Francisco, and attracted an estimated 17,000 people to the site. Only 12,000 could be accomodated, while the rest waited outside. The referee was one Thomas Chandler.<br><br>Robinson put up nothing resembling a fight, however, and seemed only concerned with surviving the distance. He turned his back and ran around the ring to get away from the champion on several occasions and intentionally fell to the floor eight times in the opening round to keep from being hit. Sullivan, slow of foot and getting winded, became increasingly frustrated. In the fourth round, he made the illegal move of catching Johnson in a headlock and tossing him to the floor. Regardless of the fowl, Johnson continued on and became Sullivan's first opponent in over a year to last the four round distance. The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' later reported that Johnson had fallen on purpose sixty-six times in the twelve minutes of fighting. He was booed throughout the proceedings by the local crowd, though he did receive $5,000 for his troubles.		'''George M. Robinson''' was the sixth of champion '''John L. Sullivan''''s challengers during a nationwide tour offering money to men who could last four rounds in the ring with him. He was an experienced professional, having recently beaten [[Herbert (Maori) Slade]] and was offered five hundred dollars and a percentage of the ticket sales (which were being sold at as much as five dollars apiece and eventually amounted to a total of $20,000) if he could stay in the ring with Sullivan. Robinson trained hard for the fight, while Sullivan's training included drinking at the a local pub and getting into an impromptu brawl with Slade, with whom he got into an argument.<br><br>The actual bout took place at the Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco, and attracted an estimated 17,000 people to the site. Only 12,000 could be accomodated, while the rest waited outside. The referee was one [[Thomas Chandler]].<br><br>Robinson put up nothing resembling a fight, however, and seemed only concerned with surviving the distance. He turned his back and ran around the ring to get away from the champion on several occasions and intentionally fell to the floor eight times in the opening round to keep from being hit. Sullivan, slow of foot and getting winded, became increasingly frustrated. In the fourth round, he made the illegal move of catching Johnson in a headlock and tossing him to the floor. Regardless of the fowl, Johnson continued on and became Sullivan's first opponent in over a year to last the four round distance. The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' later reported that Johnson had fallen on purpose sixty-six times in the twelve minutes of fighting. He was booed throughout the proceedings by the local crowd, though he did receive $5,000 for his troubles.

Ric: fight code inserted

2007-04-06T15:45:42Z

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	Robinson was the sixth of champion Sullivan's challengers on a nationwide tour offering money to men who could last four rounds in the ring with him. He was an experienced professional, having recently beaten [[Herbert (Maori) Slade]] and was offered five hundred dollars and a percentage of the ticket sales (which were being sold at as much as five dollars apiece and eventually amounted to a total of $20,000) if he could stay in the ring with Sullivan. Robinson trained hard for the fight, while Sullivan's training included drinking at the a local pub and getting into an impromptu brawl with Slade, with whom he got into an argument.<br><br>The actual bout took place at Mechanics' Pavilian in San Francisco, and attracted an estimated 17,000 people to the site. Only 12,000 could be accomodated, while the rest waited outside. The referee was one Thomas Chandler.<br><br>Robinson put up nothing resembling a fight, however, and seemed only concerned with surviving the distance. He turned his back and ran around the ring to get away from the champion on several occasions and intentionally fell to the floor eight times in the opening round to keep from being hit. Sullivan, slow of foot and getting winded, became increasingly frustrated. In the fourth round, he made the illegal move of catching Johnson in a headlock and tossing him to the floor. Regardless of the fowl, Johnson continued on and became Sullivan's first opponent in over a year to last the four round distance. The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' later reported that Johnson had fallen on purpose sixty-six times in the twelve minutes of fighting. He was booed throughout the proceedings by the local crowd, though he did receive $5,000 for his troubles.		Robinson was the sixth of champion Sullivan's challengers on a nationwide tour offering money to men who could last four rounds in the ring with him. He was an experienced professional, having recently beaten [[Herbert (Maori) Slade]] and was offered five hundred dollars and a percentage of the ticket sales (which were being sold at as much as five dollars apiece and eventually amounted to a total of $20,000) if he could stay in the ring with Sullivan. Robinson trained hard for the fight, while Sullivan's training included drinking at the a local pub and getting into an impromptu brawl with Slade, with whom he got into an argument.<br><br>The actual bout took place at Mechanics' Pavilian in San Francisco, and attracted an estimated 17,000 people to the site. Only 12,000 could be accomodated, while the rest waited outside. The referee was one Thomas Chandler.<br><br>Robinson put up nothing resembling a fight, however, and seemed only concerned with surviving the distance. He turned his back and ran around the ring to get away from the champion on several occasions and intentionally fell to the floor eight times in the opening round to keep from being hit. Sullivan, slow of foot and getting winded, became increasingly frustrated. In the fourth round, he made the illegal move of catching Johnson in a headlock and tossing him to the floor. Regardless of the fowl, Johnson continued on and became Sullivan's first opponent in over a year to last the four round distance. The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' later reported that Johnson had fallen on purpose sixty-six times in the twelve minutes of fighting. He was booed throughout the proceedings by the local crowd, though he did receive $5,000 for his troubles.

KBridgham1979 at 14:21, 6 April 2007

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	Robinson was the sixth of champion Sullivan's challengers on a nationwide tour offering money to men who could last four rounds in the ring with him. He was an experienced professional, having recently beaten [[Herbert (Maori) Slade]] and was offered five hundred dollars and a percentage of the ticket sales (which were being sold at as much as five dollars apiece and eventually amounted to a total of $20,000) if he could stay in the ring with Sullivan. Robinson trained hard for the fight, while Sullivan's training included drinking at the a local pub and getting into an impromptu brawl with Slade, with whom he got into an argument.<br><br>The actual bout took place at Mechanics' Pavilian in San Francisco, and attracted an estimated 17,000 people to the site. Only 12,000 could be accomodated, while the rest waited outside. The referee was one Thomas Chandler.<br><br>Robinson put up nothing resembling a fight, however, and seemed only concerned with surviving the distance. He turned his back and ran around the ring to get away from the champion on several occasions and intentionally fell to the floor eight times in the opening round to keep from being hit. Sullivan, slow of foot and getting winded, became increasingly frustrated. In the fourth round, he made the illegal move of catching Johnson in a headlock and tossing him to the floor. Regardless of the fowl, Johnson continued on and became Sullivan's first opponent in over a year to last the four round distance. The 'San Francisco Chronicle' later reported that Johnson had fallen on purpose sixty-six times in the twelve minutes of fighting. He was booed throughout the proceedings by the local crowd, though he did receive $5,000 for his troubles.		Robinson was the sixth of champion Sullivan's challengers on a nationwide tour offering money to men who could last four rounds in the ring with him. He was an experienced professional, having recently beaten [[Herbert (Maori) Slade]] and was offered five hundred dollars and a percentage of the ticket sales (which were being sold at as much as five dollars apiece and eventually amounted to a total of $20,000) if he could stay in the ring with Sullivan. Robinson trained hard for the fight, while Sullivan's training included drinking at the a local pub and getting into an impromptu brawl with Slade, with whom he got into an argument.<br><br>The actual bout took place at Mechanics' Pavilian in San Francisco, and attracted an estimated 17,000 people to the site. Only 12,000 could be accomodated, while the rest waited outside. The referee was one Thomas Chandler.<br><br>Robinson put up nothing resembling a fight, however, and seemed only concerned with surviving the distance. He turned his back and ran around the ring to get away from the champion on several occasions and intentionally fell to the floor eight times in the opening round to keep from being hit. Sullivan, slow of foot and getting winded, became increasingly frustrated. In the fourth round, he made the illegal move of catching Johnson in a headlock and tossing him to the floor. Regardless of the fowl, Johnson continued on and became Sullivan's first opponent in over a year to last the four round distance. The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' later reported that Johnson had fallen on purpose sixty-six times in the twelve minutes of fighting. He was booed throughout the proceedings by the local crowd, though he did receive $5,000 for his troubles.

KBridgham1979: Provided basic fight info.

2007-04-06T14:21:12Z

Provided basic fight info.

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Robinson was the sixth of champion Sullivan's challengers on a nationwide tour offering money to men who could last four rounds in the ring with him. He was an experienced professional, having recently beaten [[Herbert (Maori) Slade]] and was offered five hundred dollars and a percentage of the ticket sales (which were being sold at as much as five dollars apiece and eventually amounted to a total of $20,000) if he could stay in the ring with Sullivan. Robinson trained hard for the fight, while Sullivan's training included drinking at the a local pub and getting into an impromptu brawl with Slade, with whom he got into an argument. The actual bout took place at Mechanics' Pavilian in San Francisco, and attracted an estimated 17,000 people to the site. Only 12,000 could be accomodated, while the rest waited outside. The referee was one Thomas Chandler. Robinson put up nothing resembling a fight, however, and seemed only concerned with surviving the distance. He turned his back and ran around the ring to get away from the champion on several occasions and intentionally fell to the floor eight times in the opening round to keep from being hit. Sullivan, slow of foot and getting winded, became increasingly frustrated. In the fourth round, he made the illegal move of catching Johnson in a headlock and tossing him to the floor. Regardless of the fowl, Johnson continued on and became Sullivan's first opponent in over a year to last the four round distance. The 'San Francisco Chronicle' later reported that Johnson had fallen on purpose sixty-six times in the twelve minutes of fighting. He was booed throughout the proceedings by the local crowd, though he did receive $5,000 for his troubles.