All that is worth seeing in good boxing can best be witnessed in a contest with soft gloves. Every value is called out: quickness, force, precision, foresight, readiness, pluck, and endurance. With these, the rowdy and ‘rough’ are not satisfied. — John Boyle O’Reilly

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John Boyle O’Reilly : Irish Poet
Born: June 28, 1844
Died: August 10, 1890