George Dixon (boxer)
Dixon, c. 1894 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Little Chocolate |
| Born | July 29, 1870 |
| Died | January 6, 1908 (aged 37) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 3+1⁄2 in (161 cm) |
| Weight | |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 163 |
| Wins | 74 |
| Win by KO | 36 |
| Losses | 30 |
| Draws | 55 |
| No contests | 6 |
George Dixon (July 29, 1870 – January 6, 1908) was a Canadian professional boxer. After winning the bantamweight title in 1890, he became the first ever black athlete to win a world championship in any sport; he was also the first Canadian-born boxing champion. Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer ranked Dixon as the #1 featherweight of all time. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955, the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1956 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a first-class inductee in 1990. In 2018 he was named one of the greatest 15 athletes in Nova Scotia's history, ranking sixth.