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Shameful racism of boxing's past

It was a freezing day in December 1810 when Tom Cribb defended his bare-knuckle championship of the world against Tom Molineux on Copthall Common.

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DOUG GILLON

It was a freezing day in December 1810 when Tom Cribb defended his bare-knuckle championship of the world against Tom Molineux on Copthall Common.