Prize-Fighting is not the aim of boxing. This noble exercise ought not to be judged by the dishonesty … - John Boyle O'Reilly

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John Boyle O'Reilly

Prize-Fighting is not the aim of boxing. This noble exercise ought not to be judged by the dishonesty or the low lives of too many of its professional followers. Let it stand alone, an athletic practice, on the same footing as boating or football.

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