Barney Aaron
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Barney Aaron was an English bare-knuckle boxer
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The father of Hall of Famer Young Barney Aaron
began boxing in 1819 and became a Lightweight
Champion in the 1820s. Called The Star of the East, Aaron got victories over William Connelly, Ned Stockton, Lenney, Frank Redmond and Peter Warren. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
in 2001.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
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The father of Hall of Famer Young Barney Aaron
Young Barney Aaron
Young Barney Aaron was a Bare Knuckle boxer.The son of Hall of Famer Barney Aaron, he emigrated to the United States in 1855, and began boxing in 1856. Aaron became a U.S...
began boxing in 1819 and became a Lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
Champion in the 1820s. Called The Star of the East, Aaron got victories over William Connelly, Ned Stockton, Lenney, Frank Redmond and Peter Warren. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
International Boxing Hall of Fame
The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta...
in 2001.
See also
- List of bare-knuckle boxers
- List of select Jewish boxers