Jack Burke (Boxer)
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Jack Burke was a boxer
who fought in the longest gloved ring battle on record in the late 19th century.
Burke went 111 rounds with Andy Bowen
in New Orleans on April 6, 1893, in a bout which lasted seven hours and 19 minutes. The marathon fight was called "no contest" by referee John Duffy when neither man could continue. Burke broke all the bones in both of his hands and considered retiring after the fight, but chose to continue competing.
The boxer died at Mublenberg Hospital in April 1942.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who fought in the longest gloved ring battle on record in the late 19th century.
Burke went 111 rounds with Andy Bowen
Andy Bowen
Andy Bowen was an American boxer from New Orleans. His promising career was cut short due to in ring injuries suffered in a fight against Kid Lavigne in his home town of New Orleans. He was 27....
in New Orleans on April 6, 1893, in a bout which lasted seven hours and 19 minutes. The marathon fight was called "no contest" by referee John Duffy when neither man could continue. Burke broke all the bones in both of his hands and considered retiring after the fight, but chose to continue competing.
The boxer died at Mublenberg Hospital in April 1942.
External links
- http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:64402
- http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=64402&cat=boxer
- http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/bowen-andy.htm
- http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=122073&cat=boxer Biography and Boxing career