1872 - 1937
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| First Name |
George
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| Last Name |
Byers
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| Birthday |
25th June, 1872
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| Birthplace |
Charlottetown, Canada
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| Died |
10th April, 1937
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| Place of Death |
Boston, Massachusetts
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| Height |
5' 8½" (174 cm)
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Black
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Ethnicity |
Multiracial
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Boxing
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George Byers (June 25, 1872 – April 10, 1937) was a Canadian boxer who won the World Colored Middleweight Championship in 1897 and held the World Colored Heavyweight Championship from September 14, 1898 to March 16, 1901, a reign of 913 days. The 5′ 8½″
fought out of Boston from 1895 to 1904 at a weight of between 120 and 165 lbs., in many weight classes and frequently against men that were much larger than himself. On 9 December 1897 in Waterbury, Connecticut, he faced Harry Peppers in a title match for the World Colored Middleweight Championship.
Byers knocked out the undefeated Peppers, the Pacific Coast Middleweight Champion of the Pacific Coast in the 19th round of a 20-round contest. He took up US citizenship in 1917 (subscription required)
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