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    to ten and the bout was over. However, he awarded the win to Wolgast, claiming that Ad had started to rise before the fatal ten. Rivers' fans let out...
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    Wolgast (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlˌɡast] ) is a town in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on...
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  • Wolgast is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ad Wolgast (1888–1955), American boxer Elizabeth Wolgast (1929–2020), American philosopher...
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  • justice Ad Wijnands (born 1959), Dutch bicycle racer Ad Wolgast (1888–1955), American boxer Ad Wouters (born 1944), Dutch-Belgian sculptor Ad Yale (1870–1948)...
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    chasing the world championship title, held in turn by Battling Nelson, Ad Wolgast and Willie Ritchie, failing through a series of events to meet each until...
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  • (1938–2020), singer John Witherspoon (1942–2019), actor and comedian Ad Wolgast (1888–1955), boxer David L. Wolper (1928–2010), producer Tyrus Wong (1910–2016)...
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    serial killer Martín Ramírez (1895–1963), schizophrenic Mexican artist Ad Wolgast (1888–1955), lightweight boxing champion California Historical Landmarks...
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    the title since 1903; Kilbane will hold it until 1923. 28 November — Ad Wolgast loses his World Lightweight Championship to Willie Ritchie following a...
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    boxing champions of the time. These included Jim Jeffries, Jack Johnson, Ad Wolgast, Joe Rivers, Joe Louis, Jess Willard, and Jack Dempsey. Richards died...
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    2000 Billy Petrolle 83–21–10 (62 KO); 45 ND; 1 NC  United States 2000 Ad Wolgast 60–12–13 (40 KO); 49 ND  United States 2001 Paul Berlenbach 39–8–3 (33...
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    round. In 1909, Nelson fought Ad Wolgast in a fight held over the lightweight limit. Wolgast beat him, and Nelson gave Wolgast a chance at his title on February...
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    World Welterweight Championship – vacant World Lightweight Championship – Ad Wolgast World Featherweight Championship – Abe Attell World Bantamweight Championship...
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  • "Battling" Nelson Universal 22 February 1910 28 November 1912 Adolph "Ad" Wolgast Universal 28 November 1912 7 July 1914 Willie Ritchie Universal 7 July...
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    also fought boxing greats Jim Driscoll, Packey McFarland, Abe Attell, Ad Wolgast, Frankie Neil and George Dixon. Moran retired in 1916 with over 100 fights...
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    Ad Wolgast for the lightweight title. At the beginning of the thirteenth round, he and Wolgast both landed punches that sent the other down. Wolgast fell...
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  • Encephalopathy in deceased boxers: Nathan Ehrlich, Adílson Rodrigues, Jack Doyle, Ad Wolgast, Joe Grim, Del Fontaine, Jimmy Ellis, Jerry Quarry, and Jimmy Young, Bobby...
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    Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2012. "Evers–Ad Wolgast Of Baseball". The Milwaukee Journal. December 11, 1914. p. 18. Retrieved...
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  • refer to: Northern Michigan Wildcats, of Northern Michigan University Ad Wolgast, boxer known as the Michigan Wildcat This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    (NL) to win the 1910 World Series by 4 games to 1 Events 22 February — Ad Wolgast outlasts Battling Nelson at Point Richmond, California, to win the World...
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    Louisiana, U.S. Retained world featherweight title 90 Draw 50–5–15 (20) Ad Wolgast NWS 10 Dec 11, 1908 Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U...
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    Attell, Johnny Kilbane, and Johnny Dundee in the featherweight division; Ad Wolgast, Willie Ritchie, Freddie Welsh, Benny Leonard and Rocky Kansas in the...
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    Greenwald's cigar store". One famous fight he organized was the Joe Rivers–Ad Wolgast bout of 1912. With the passage of California Proposition 20 in 1914, which...
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    reigning lightweight champion Ad Wolgast on November 28, 1912, in San Francisco. Ritchie dominated the fight, and after Wolgast landed two blows below the...
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    district; born in Cadillac Luke Winslow-King, musician; born in Cadillac Ad Wolgast, professional boxer; born in Cadillac Paul McMullen, middle-distance runner;...
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    Title", Los Angeles Herald, 24 February 1906, retrieved 17 December 2013 "Wolgast Tightens his hold on the Lightweight Honors", Los Angeles Times, 18 March...
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    most of the rounds. He contended for the world lightweight title against Ad Wolgast on November 4, 1912, drawing in a ten round newspaper decision in New...
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  • Pontiac) Frederick Wedge, boxer and clergyman (born in Mecosta County) Ad Wolgast (aka, "The Michigan Wildcat"), early 20th century lightweight champion...
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    of all-time, including Abe Attell, Packey McFarland, Terry McGovern, Ad Wolgast and Harry Harris. "Harlem Tommy Murphy" Was Leading Contender in Three...
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    1915 Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. 48 Win 22–1–1 (24) Ad Wolgast NWS 10 Jul 23, 1915 Buffalo, New York, U.S. 47 Win 22–1–1 (23) Frankie...
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  • Romney and grandfather of Mitt Romney, in Salt Lake City, Utah April 14 - Ad Wolgast, boxer known as the "Michigan Wildcat", world lightweight champion, at...
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