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George Washington Dixon (1801? – March 2, 1861) was an American singer, stage actor, and newspaper editor. He rose to prominence as a blackface performer (possibly the first American to do so) after performing "Coal Black Rose", "Zip Coon", and similar songs. He later turned to a career in journalism, during which he earned the ...
George Dixon became the first black man to win a world boxing title when he captured the bantamweight crown in England and then successfully defended it in America. He later added the world featherweight title, which he held for a total of eight years. Considered to be one of the finest small boxers ever, Dixon was well-respected for both his ...
George Widener Dixon (born November 11, 1950), is an American Politician and Lawyer, serving as the 43rd President of the United States. He also served as Pennsylvania's Senior Senator from 1981 to 2001, and as a Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District from 1975 to 1981.
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21. Juli 2020 · George Dixon, boxer (born 29 July 1870 in Africville, NS; died 6 January 1908 in New York, New York). George Dixon was the first Black world champion in boxing history and the first Canadian to ever win a world championship.
27. Feb. 2024 · George Dixon (born July 29, 1870, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada—died January 6, 1909, New York, New York, U.S.) was a Canadian-born American boxer, the first black to win a world boxing championship. He is considered one of the best fighters in the history of the bantamweight and featherweight divisions (present weight limits 118 ...
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27. Okt. 2021 · George Dixon reveals the story of a man trapped between the white world he served and the Black world that worshipped him. By ceding control to a manipulative white promoter, Dixon was steered through the white power structure of Gilded Age prizefighting, becoming world famous and one of North America’s richest Black men. Unable to ...
L-TKO. event bout wiki. "The one time invincible George Dixon succumbed to Tommy Sullivan, of Brooklyn, at Coney Island tonight. The end came as the men shaped up for the seventh round, when Tom O'Rourke admitted defeat for his man, and claiming his left arm was disabled, refused to permit him to continue. Dixon was getting all the worst of it.
