BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " AARON LISTER BROWN AKA DIXIE KID " WAS AN AMERICAN BOXER, HE WAS A CONTROVERSIAL CONTENDER FOR THE WORLD WELTER WEIGHT BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1904 : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

                                                   BLACK                 SOCIAL                HISTORY                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                 Aaron Lister Brown aka Dixie Kid (23 December 1883 at Fulton, Missouri - 6 April 1934 at Los Angeles, California) was an American boxer. He was a controversial contender for the World Welterweight Boxing Championship in 1904.

Professional career

On 29 April 1904, Kid challenged Barbados Joe Walcott for the latter's World Welterweight Championship title. Although he was well on top, Walcott was disqualified by the referee after 20 rounds for an alleged foul. Kid claimed the title but it was subsequently discovered that the referee had bet on him to win and so his claim was disregarded.

In his career as a welterweight and a middleweight, he fought such notable fighters as Jimmy Clabby, Mike Twin Sullivan, Willie Lewis, Sam Langford and Georges Carpentier.

Death

Kid fought over 150 bouts and retired in 1920. He died on 6 April 1934 in Los Angeles after falling out of a tenement story window. It is not known whether it was by accident or a suicide.

Honours

Kid was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (2002).