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In the decade following the onset of the 20th Century pugilism, now conducted under the au****es of the Marquis of Queensbury rules, had begun to develop lines of improvement that witnessed the transition from the bare knuckle era of John L. Sullivan, Jake Kilrain and Peter Jackson to the polished boxer puncher style of Champion James J. Corbett. Succeeding Titleholders such as Bob Fitzsimmons, James J. Jeffries and Tommy Burns were more ferocity than refinement yet the era had arrived where title contests would occasionally go the limit and the time when championships would exchange hands on points was fast drawing near. [details]
