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Lavigne’a Fighting Days Over.The result of his flght with Jimmy Britt at San Francisco will in all prob* Ability cause Kid Lavigne to retire from the ring. The Kid prepared faithfully for his go with Britt, but had to give in to a stronger and younger opponent. The only conclu* sion to be drawn from the flght Is that poor old George has seen his bestdays.Lavigne has been fighting for nearly fifteen years, and in his day has met all the leaders in the lightweight class. Lavlgne was never much on clever* ness, his long suit being to go in and wear a man down by punishing him abost the body. His defeat of Joe Walcott years ago showed what an awful punisher the Saginaw Kid really was in his prime. His famous punch was a left hand to the stomach, which lie delivered with a swing. He would step back with his left foot and then rip the left into the wind. It was with this blow that he put many a good man out of business, but in some cases lie found it utterly impossible to do any damage with the same kind of a punch. When Lavigne fought George McFadden, years ago, McFadden got •onto the Kid’s style and successfully blocked him in every round. Lavigne was popular with all classes of sporting men, who regret very much that the chances are decidedly against him In his efforts to regain lost laurels.
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Newton Daily Herald
Newton, Iowa, US
Sat, Jul 12, 1902
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