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In the bloody era of bare-knuckle boxing, the first ever world heavyweight championship took place on Hampshire meadows in 1860, between two men totally unlike each other. American John Heenan, a well-read musician and gold prospector, fought Briton Tom Sayers, the illiterate son of a cobbler. The fight went down as the most brutal in history. They punched each other to near-death, and fought on despite Heenan losing his sight and Sayers dislocating a shoulder. After 140 minutes and 37 rounds, police intervened to stop the fight inconclusively. It had been so savage that it forced both the fighters into retirement.
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(This story appears in the 21 May, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)