Description
Larry Foley's boxing school at his White Horse Hotel, George Street,
Sydney, opened after his 1879 win over Abe Hicken, with Jem Mace as an
instructor. Bob Fitzsimmons, Peter Jackson, Young Griffo and Frank Slavin
trained there, and Foley's Ironpot Stadium behind the hotel used the
Queensberry Rules.
Also known as
White Horse Hotel gym
Locations (1)
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location_onSydney
White Horse Hotel, George Street, Sydney
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“After his victory over Hicken, Foley opened a boxing academy at his White Horse
Hotel on George Street, though he likely held matches there earlier.”
Instructors (2)
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Larry Foley
1879
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“After his victory over Hicken, Foley opened a boxing academy at his White Horse
Hotel on George Street, though he likely held matches there earlier.”
“He said in a 1902 interview with The Cincinnati Enquirer that Larry Foley of
Sydney had acted as an important early boxing mentor, and indeed Griffo had
trained at Foley's boxing school at Sydney's White Horse Hotel”
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Jem Mace
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“Former English champion Jem Mace, who trained Foley for his championship bout
with Hicken, helped open the school and continued as an instructor.”
Trained here (4)
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Bob Fitzsimmons
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“He was known worldwide for the quality of his boxing training, and acted as a
promoter as well at times, helping to mold the career of his most gifted student
Bob Fitzsimmons, who would become a champion in three weight classes.”
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person
Frank Slavin
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“He was a pioneer of prizefighting in his country, fighting under the tutelage
of Larry Foley.”
— Frank "Paddy" Slavin - Wikipedia
(English). Wikipedia (English)link
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“At his gym at the White Horse, Foley taught, trained and guided the careers of
the great boxers Young Griffo, Bob Fitzsimmons, Paddy Slavin, and Peter Jackson
as well as the lesser known Dan Creedon and George Dawson.”
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Peter Jackson
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“Both Slavin and Jackson had trained under Larry Foley and a real feud had
existed between them for several years, due to Slavin's racism and a
romantic triangle with a woman named Josie Leon.”
— Peter Jackson (boxer) - Wikipedia (English).
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history
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“At his gym at the White Horse, Foley taught, trained and guided the careers of
the great boxers Young Griffo, Bob Fitzsimmons, Paddy Slavin, and Peter Jackson
as well as the lesser known Dan Creedon and George Dawson.”
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Young Griffo
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His own account, via Wikipedia; Foley's record agrees.
“He said in a 1902 interview with The Cincinnati Enquirer that Larry Foley of
Sydney had acted as an important early boxing mentor, and indeed Griffo had
trained at Foley's boxing school at Sydney's White Horse Hotel”
“At his gym at the White Horse, Foley taught, trained and guided the careers of
the great boxers Young Griffo, Bob Fitzsimmons, Paddy Slavin, and Peter Jackson
as well as the lesser known Dan Creedon and George Dawson.”
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Larry Foley's boxing academy, White
Horse Hotel. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database.
https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPYGXJT7D93TZXATXBEQ5C - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed
ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5JPYGXJT7D93TZXATXBEQ5C, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Larry Foley's boxing academy, White Horse Hotel}, booktitle =
{Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPYGXJT7D93TZXATXBEQ5C}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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