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Tiger Flowers 1st Negro middleweight champ...
Tiger Flowers 1st Negro middleweight champ...
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February 27, 1926
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 27, 1926
* Tiger Flowers vs. Harry Greb
* 1st African-American middleweight champ
* Boxing - boxers
This 16 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 12: "Tiger Flowers Is New Middleweight Champion of the World" with subhead: "Tiger Flowers Defeats Harry Greb in Bout for Middleweight Champion" and illustration of Flowers (see photos). 1st report coverage on Theodore 'Tiger' Flowers becoming the 1st African-American middleweight boxing champion.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. A little margin wear, otherwise nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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