The Death of Private Sampson
Feb 17, 2022
2 minutes
Miles Templeton
Boxing historian
AMONG the saddest experiences I’ve had forgotten contests in which one of the protagonists died at the hands of his opponent. Since the war there have been a number of fatalities in British rings, some involving well-known fighters, but thankfully these happen far less frequently than they used to do.
Back in the early days of the gloved game, and
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