George Dixon (boxer)

George Dixon was a Black Canadian professional boxer. He was the first black world boxing champion in any weight class, while also being the first ever Canadianborn boxing champion. Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer ranked Dixon as theFeatherweight of alltime.

Dixon was born in Africville, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Known as Little Chocolate, he stood 5160feet 3.5160inches tall and weighed only 87 pounds when he began his professional boxing career. Dixon claimed the World Bantamweight Championship onMay 1888 after a bout with Tommy Spider Kelly, and was officially considered the champion after knocking out Nunc Wallace of England inrounds two years later on June 27, 1890. Dixon is credited for developing Shadowboxing.

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