Terry McGovern (boxer)
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Terrible Terry McGovern was an American professional boxer who held the World Bantamweight and Featherweight Championships. He was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania as Joseph Terrence McGovern. Through
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Portrait of McGovern
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Battling Nelson
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Oscar Matthew "Battling" Nelson was a Danish-American professional boxer who held the World Lightweight championship. He was also nicknamed "the Durable Dane".
Terry McGovern (boxer)
…a slight lead in the first eight rounds, as well as only a slight lead in the early betting. On March 14, 1906, McGovern lost a lightweight match to Battling Nelson at the National Athletic Club in Philadelphia in a six-round newspaper decision. The fight was described as "one of the fastest and most vicious battles…
Nelson c. 1900s
1911 cartoon of Nelson and his future wife Fay King, drawn by herself for his guide The wonders of the Yellowstone National Park.
Marker commemorating the 1906 Gans-Nelson fight.
A motion picture of the second Gans-Nelson fight in Colma, California, was shown in theaters across the country. Above, reporter-artist Marguerite Martyn sketched her impression of women watching the fight in St. Louis, Missouri, in October 1908.