On March 29, 1889 a boxing match was held in San Francisco, California for the welterweight Championship of the world. The two fighters were Paddy Duffy of the United States the reigning champion and Tom Meadows of Australia. If the fans were expecting a hard fought 15 round fight as fans today would expect; they got more then their monies worth as the fight went an incredible 45 rounds. The fight set a record for the longest title fight. In the 45th round Meadows was disqualified and the fight ended in Duffys favor. Less then a year and a half later Duffy died of tuberculosis at the age of 25 on July 10, 1890.
The answer to yesterdays trivia question is the Continental Indoor Soccer League lasted 5 seasons from 1993-97. Only 5 of the leagues 18 cities were east of the Mississippi River, 2 clubs were from Mexico and 4 clubs were from California, one of which moved from Los Angeles to Anaheim.
Todays trivia question is Which Baseball Hall of famer threw the first no-hitter in the history of the Virginia League? The answer in tomorrows daily blog about an early basketball championship game.
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