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January 23, 1980 - Image 9

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Michigan Citizen, 1980-01-23

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pion ship
1933 i at
of 70.
His rvice were held
t Church God In Christ
on Friday in Ro 0, ich.
F T 13 years
Robert n kno n
one of th toughe t com­
petitors in th game. H
fought in 89 bout, win­
ning outstanding 79
hile 10 ing only 10.
In 1930 too the
Blac elterweight cr n
from Prince Sunders t
the Olympia st dium in
Detroit. At this time two
welterweight champion
existed. One hite and
the other Black. Robert n
fought th bite champ
Eddi Coppe, and t final
de . '00 dra . Ho -
ver, many. felt this highly
controversial bout should
have g to Robertson.
dre "Pop" Brow,
ho fought Robert­
in 1929, remem-
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THE CIT'ZE - P.O. Box 216. Benton H rbor
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