Mickey Walker (boxer)
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Edward Patrick "Mickey" Walker was an American professional boxer who held both the Undisputed World Welterweight and Undisputed World Middleweight Championships at different points in his career.
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Walker (right), posing with Tiger Flowers before their 1926 title bout
Tiger Flowers
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Theodore "Tiger" Flowers was an American professional boxer. Nicknamed "the Georgia Deacon", he rose to prominence in the early 20th century, becoming the first African American world middleweight box
Mickey Walker (boxer)
…finally was able to beat Jock Malone. On December 3, he claimed the world middleweight title with a controversial ten-round decision over world champion Tiger Flowers. He kept that title for five years, defending it three times. He beat Mike McTigue and former world champion Paul Berlenbach. On March 28, 1929, he…
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