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...loitering with La Belle Dame Sans Merci beside her autumnal lake, her birdless woods; his face was drawn, his body lean almost to emaciation. He was a young Jew, the challenger. Opposite him stood a diminutive but hirsute Italian, his eyes as fierce as the dark lakes of Il Pitrgatorio, his round muscles bulging under his sleek brown skin. He looked truly what he was-the bantamweight champion of the world. He charged his pathetic opponent like a volley of round-shot. But what was this? A spattering of left jabs stopped his rush, jerked back his head, made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Martin vs. Rosenberg | 3/30/1925 | See Source »

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