1. Frank Childs made his pro boxing debut on February 18,1892 in Los Angeles against French Canadian George LaBlanche from Quebec, knocking him out in the third round.
13 Facts About Frank Childs
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The badly hurt Frank Childs got up and wrestled LaBlanche, putting him in a half-nelson before elevating LaBlanche and throwing him.
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Frank Childs fought 15 more bouts before getting a shot at the colored heavyweight title.
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Frank Childs first fought for the World Colored Heavyweight crown on January 29,1898, knocking out colored champion Bob Armstrong in the second round.
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Regardless of losing the title, Frank Childs fought Armstrong again on March 4,1899 in Cincinnati, Ohio in a fight announced as a title bout, despite Byers being the legitimate champion.
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Frank Childs defeated Armstrong via a TKO in the sixth round of a 10-round bout.
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On March 16,1900, Frank Childs put his black heavyweight title on the line and Byers put up his coloured heavyweight crown in a six-round bout that ended in a draw.
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Frank Childs next fought Joe Butler on December 15,1900 for the black heavyweight title, dispatching Butler via KO in the sixth.
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Frank Childs lost the coloured heavyweight title to Denver Ed Martin in a bout in Chicago on February 25,1902, being out-pointed in a six-round contest.
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Frank Childs beat Walcott via a TKO in the 3rd round when Walcott quit, claiming that he was injured.
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Jack Johnson eliminated any pretensions Frank Childs had to the colored crown when he beat him via TKO in the 12th round of a fight on October 21,1902 in Los Angeles.
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Frank Childs lost to Joe Choynski on December 1,1902, being outpointed in a six-rounder.
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Frank Childs came back six years later and fought tyro light-heavyweight Horace "Jack" Taylor on February 2,1911.