"Black History Month to me is Theodore Tiger Flowers. Theodore Tiger Flowers became the first black boxer to obtain the world middleweight championship," writes local author Anyla McDonald.
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Let’s embark on the journey by looking at an interesting fighter or boxing bout from each state. Next, we look at our 22nd entry, the state of Minnesota.
Hart had to come off the canvas in the seventh round and barely made it back to his corner. In the eighth, he seemed refreshed, and by the ninth, Root was