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"Putting prize-fighting altogether aside as one of the unavoidable evils attending on this manly exer..." — John Boyle O'Reilly
Putting prize-fighting altogether aside as one of the unavoidable evils attending on this manly exercise, the inestimable value of boxing as a training, discipline, and development of boys and young men remains.
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