Dixie Kid
Encyclopedia
Aaron Lister Brown aka Dixie Kid (born 23 December 1883 at Fulton, Missouri
; died 6 April 1934 at Los Angeles, California
) was an American boxer
. He was a controversial contender for the World Welterweight Boxing Championship in 1904.
In his career as a welterweight and a middleweight, he fought such notable fighters as Jimmy Clabby, Mike Twin Sullivan, Willie Lewis
, Sam Langford
and Georges Carpentier
.
Fulton, Missouri
Fulton is a city in Callaway County, Missouri, the United States of America. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,790 in the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Callaway County...
; died 6 April 1934 at Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
) was an American boxer
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...
. He was a controversial contender for the World Welterweight Boxing Championship in 1904.
Professional career
On 29 April 1904, Kid challenged Barbados Joe Walcott for the latter's World Welterweight Championship title. Although he was well on top, Walcott was disqualified by the referee after 20 rounds for an alleged foul. Kid claimed the title but it was subsequently discovered that the referee had bet on him to win and so his claim was disregarded.In his career as a welterweight and a middleweight, he fought such notable fighters as Jimmy Clabby, Mike Twin Sullivan, Willie Lewis
Willie Lewis
Willie Lewis is a rockabilly recording artist and founder of The Rock-A-Billy Record Company, a record label based in Denver, Colorado. He started the label in order to release rare and authentic rockabilly recordings, most of which were pressed on colored vinyl between 1982 and 1998...
, Sam Langford
Sam Langford
Sam Langford was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. Called the "Greatest Fighter Nobody Knows," by ESPN. He was rated #2 by The Ring on their list of "100 greatest punchers of all time". Langford was originally from Weymouth Falls, a small community in Nova...
and Georges Carpentier
Georges Carpentier
Georges Carpentier was a French boxer. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasting from 1908-26. Nicknamed the "Orchid Man", he stood and his fighting weight ranged from...
.