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Word: brignola (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fighter, famed Jack Britton, 43, onetime welterweight champion of the world, last week, in Boston, clambered through the ropes and was attacked by young and clumsy Larry Brignola. As canny as an aged monkey, Britton stepped around the ring, warding the wild, drastic punches of his adversary. In the third round, Brignola knocked a false tooth from Britton's mouth. Therefore Jack Britton drove Brignola to the ropes and kept him there with feints and clinches, ordering the referee to find his tooth and keep it. When the referee had found his tooth, Jack Britton laughed and the fight went...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Boxers' Rebellion | 11/26/1928 | See Source »

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