• Kid Norfolk (born William Ward, 10 July 1893 – 15 April 1968) was an American professional boxer who fought as a Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight from...
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  • fought Kid Norfolk for the new colored light heavyweight title in a scheduled 10-round bout in Phoenix, Arizona. Anderson won on a T.K.O. when Norfolk returned...
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  • the world light heavyweight title by the color bar. On 30 May 1921, Kid Norfolk fought Lee Anderson for the new colored light heavyweight title in a...
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    boxers such as Sam Langford, Joe Jeanette, Sam McVey, Harry Wills and Kid Norfolk. In spite of this, Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion...
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    His three recorded losses are against Hall of Famers Jack Dempsey, Kid Norfolk and Tommy Gibbons, while his list of defeated opponents boasts some of...
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    time.[citation needed] In 1921, during a fight with light heavyweight Kid Norfolk, he was thumbed in the right eye, which is believed to have resulted...
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    high-caliber fighters, including Maxie Rosenbloom, Sam Langford, Kid Norfolk, Johnny Wilson, Jamaica Kid, Mickey Walker and many other future Hall of Fame inductees...
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    Champion Kid Norfolk, originally William Ward, losing in a fourth-round knockout at Madison Athletic Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Norfolk reportedly...
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    1918 Spring A.C., West Hoboken, New Jersey, US 157 Loss 83–10–8 (56) Kid Norfolk NWS 8 Oct 11, 1918 Spring A.C., West Hoboken, New Jersey, US 156 Win...
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    Panama Lost world colored heavyweight title 192 Win 106–13–24 (49) Kid Norfolk KO 2 (20) Dec 17, 1917 31 years, 288 days Stockyards Stadium, Denver...
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    10 1917-09-07 St. Nicholas Arena, New York Newspaper decision Loss — Kid Norfolk NWS 10 1917-08-20 Airdome A.C., Rochester, New York Newspaper decision...
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     United States 2007 Pedro Montañez 92–7–4 (54 KO)  Puerto Rico 2007 Kid Norfolk 80–16–2 (31 KO)  United States 2008 Len Harvey 111–13–9 (51 KO)  England...
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    Kid Norfolk, Sam McVea, Harry Wills, and Sam Langford. Clark had taken the Panamanian Heavyweight Title in Panama City, Panama, defeating Kid Norfolk...
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    Jersey, U.S. Retained world colored heavyweight title 93 Win 56–6–3 (28) Kid Norfolk KO 2 (15) Mar 2, 1922 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York...
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    1923 Adelphia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S 67 Loss 52–12–3 Kid Norfolk PTS 15 Nov 20, 1923 Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S 66 Win 52–11–3...
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    Dan Morgan, Walter Neusel, Kid Norfolk, Lou Nova, Jack O’Brien, Bob Olin, Lee Oma, Carlos Ortiz, Ken Overlin, Benny Kid Paret, Floyd Patterson, Willie...
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  • Leeds William Ward (1893–1968), American boxer who fought under the name Kid Norfolk William Ward (Royal Navy officer) (1829–1900) William Ward (Texas soldier)...
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    portions of the Tidewater Region. Comprising the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk, VA–NC, metropolitan area and an extended combined statistical area that...
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    Norfolk (/ˈnɔːrfɔːrk/ NOR-fork or /ˈnɔːrfoʊk/ NOR-fohk) is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 76 miles...
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    boxers Joe Jeanette, Harry Wills, Kid Norfolk, and Bill Tate. Johnson appeared in the 1933 Our Gang comedy The Kid From Borneo as Bumbo, a circus attraction...
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  • Passtime Athletic Club, Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. 15 Loss 7–8 Young Kid Norfolk TKO 9 (15) Jan 5, 1920 Dauphine Theater, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S...
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  • boxer Kid Norfolk, originally William Ward, on June 17, 1925, in a fourth round disqualification at the Auditorium in Oakland, California. Norfolk was a...
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    Chip, Willie Meehan, Billy Miske, Chuck Wiggins, Jack Bloomfield, and Kid Norfolk. Tommy had no decision matches with George "K.O." Brown, Billy Miske...
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    American "Colored" World Light Heavyweight Champion, William Ward, known as Kid Norfolk. Few in the crowd believed that Hollandersky would last ten rounds with...
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  • Kid Norfolk in a match staged at the Yankee Stadium, New York. Moody proved a strong opponent, stopping Norfolk in the fourth round, though Norfolk was...
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    championships in Panama City, Panama against such exceptional black opponents as Kid Norfolk, a future International Boxing Hall of Fame recipient, Roughouse Ware...
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    On 11 June 1916, he fought Kid Norfolk in the Bull Ring in Panama City for the vacant Panamanian heavyweight title. Norfolk won by points in 20 rounds...
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  • Stanley (2010). Pronzini, Bill (ed.). The Exploits of the Patent Leather Kid. Norfolk, Virginia: Crippen & Landru Publishers. ISBN 9781932009873. Hughes, Dorothy...
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    PBS Kids (stylized as PBS KIDS) is the brand for most of the children's programming aired by PBS in the United States. The target audience is children...
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  • Bowman was arrested for the September 1980 murder of Kathleen Doyle in Norfolk, Virginia. He was extradited to Virginia in February 2020 to face charges...
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