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    What happened to James Jeffries' and Tom Sharkey's hair during their 25 round rematch fight in 1899?

    Question #125610. Asked by serpa. (Apr 01 12 11:42 PM)


    tazman6619

    		"The two fought a memorable twenty-five round bout on November 3, 1899 in Coney Island, New York. The match was the first championship fight filmed for motion pictures, and the lights required for the filming were so hot that they burned the hair from the top of both fighters' heads. The last round of the fight was not recorded, however, because the camera operator ran out of film."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sharkey

    Apr 02 12, 1:19 AM

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