Dixie Kid

Dixie Kid
File:Dixie Kid passport 1919.jpg Passport photo of Dixie Kid from 1919
Statistics
Rated at	Welterweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality	American
Born	(1883-12-23)December 23, 1883 Fulton, Missouri
Died	Los Angeles, California
Boxing record
Total fights	154
Wins	90
Wins by KO	55
Losses	40
Draws	20
No contests	4

Aaron Lister Brown aka Dixie Kid (23 December 1883 - 6 April 1934) was an American boxer. He was a controversial contender for the World Welterweight Boxing Championship in 1904.

Professional career

On 29 April 1904, Kid challenged Barbados Joe Walcott for the latter's World Welterweight Championship title. Although he was well on top, Walcott was disqualified by the referee after 20 rounds for an alleged foul. Kid claimed the title but it was subsequently discovered that the referee had bet on him to win and so his claim was disregarded.

In his career as a welterweight and a middleweight, he fought such notable fighters as Jimmy Clabby, Mike Twin Sullivan, Willie Lewis, Sam Langford and Georges Carpentier.

Death

Kid fought over 150 bouts and retired in 1920. He died on 6 April 1934 in Los Angeles after falling out of a tenement story window. It is not known whether it was by accident or a suicide.

Honours

Kid was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (2002).

External links

• Professional boxing record for Dixie Kid from BoxRec
• CyberBoxingZone