Boxing

BOXING was the spectator sport of choice during the 1860s GOLD RUSH in the CARIBOO, but fans became disillusioned after Cariboo champion George Wilson was caught staging a fixed match with VICTORIA's Joe Eden. In 1884 world heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan brought boxing back to the province without throwing a punch; fight fans who filled Victoria's Philharmonic Hall were disappointed when the local coal miner scheduled to face the champion backed out. The crowd enjoyed the rest of the...

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