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Harry Hynds
| BORN |
circa
1861; Fought out of Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| WEIGHT |
163-167
lbs |
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Undated (prior to 05/25/1885)
-Reportedly, Hynds defeated a number of minor fighters
1885
May 25 James Lavin Rawlings, Wy W 11
-London Prize Ring rules and hard gloves were used
Aug 1 John P. Clow Rawlings, Wy LK 6
-Championship of Colorado and Wyoming
1886
Jan 29 -A man named Smith from England was being proposed as fighting Hynds
1888
Jan 2 -Hynds refereed the Charles Erswll vs William Winters fight in Cheyenne, Wy;
Winters declined to fight after the ninth round; Hynds declared Erswell the
winner
1889
Oct 13 -Hynds was keeping "The Capitol" (the largest saloon in Cheyenne)
The Phila times reports Hynds was once a blacksmith and had won
several fights prior to the John Clow contest; After that fight,
he retired from the ring and blacksmithing and bought the saloon
which he developed into the largest and best-patronized one in
Cheyenne; In just a couple of years, he amassed over $65,000
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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