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Britain and Ireland. I knew I had only one chance. A knockout in the first two rounds. My strength would not last beyond that. At all costs, I must knock Petersen out in six minutes. I left my corner reckless and desperate, my mind obsessed by just one thought — I must hit and keep on hitting. In this way, I became fighting mad. I did not know what I was doing. I saw red. ‘Hit and keep on hitting’, drummed through my dazed mind and not until I had been forced back to my corner did I realise what I had done
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of the liver. At the time it seemed he would be buried in a pauper's grave in London. However, when news of his death reached
Ireland a number of members of the Cork Ex-Boxer's Association decided to act. In conjunction with Cobh undertaker Paddy Barry they brought Jack's remains home. Large crowds
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had a number of debates over whether or not to build a statue honouring Doyle in his hometown of Cobh. Councillors against the move cited the allegations of domestic violence against Doyle, in particular against his second wife Movita
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in 1935. Although Doyle and Allen were reported to have a genuine and passionate relationship, Doyle nevertheless continued to pursue and seduce other women continuously. Doyle and Allen would travel first to London, where Doyle performed a concert tour. Doyle and Allen were less well received in
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Catholic Ireland; Doyle's marriage to an American divorcee was highly controversial and ultimately forced several scheduled gigs at the Theatre Royal to be cancelled. An undeterred Doyle and Allen returned to Hollywood, where Doyle reputedly caroused with the likes of
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462:. Doyle deeply resented the decision. Doyle won a comeback fight against Frank Borrington in 83 seconds on 22 March 1934, but thereafter his boxing career stalled as Doyle fell out with his management as well as continued to butt heads with the Boxing Board of Control.
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of the liver in 1978. Doyle's legacy is a contested one; while many 20th-century sources romanticised Doyle as a tragic hero, many 21st-century sources are highly critical of his relationships with women, which frequently featured domestic violence.
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September 27 1938, Doyle swung wildly with a haymaker in the first round and missed entirely before barrelling out of the ring and into the press seats, where he was promptly counted out by the referee. Doyle was widely seen as having
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bombed at the box office. Part of the breakup between Doyle and Allen was over Doyle's affair with Delphine Dodge, her fifteen-year-old daughter and her sister-in-law. Delphine was the heiress to the
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did not allow referees to do that at the time. Allen heightened the melodrama from ringside as she reportedly screamed, fainted, revived and tore at her hair over the result.
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lined the streets of Cobh as the coffin led by a lone piper and topped with Jack's trademark - a red carnation - was brought on its last journey. He was buried in the
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in September 2007. A book to accompany the programme called
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Doyle vs Petersen for the British heavyweight championship
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