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Wyatt Earp and a Heavyweight Fix
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jul 22, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
(Josh) In 1896, retired from his life in the so-called "Wild West," Wyatt Earp was asked to referee a boxing match. But not just any boxing match - a bout that would determine the new heavyweight champion. Two legendary boxers, Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey, duked it out in San Francisco. The legendary lawman Earp allegedly fixed the fight. On this episode of Footnoting History, come along from a walk through the seedy underbelly of illegal prizefighting and learn how Earp found himself at the center of tremendous controversy.
Released:
Jul 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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