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blood in the thirtieth round. Burke rallied in the forty-ninth round, and by the ninety-third round Byrne exhibited signs of exhaustion. Witnesses later recounted that both fighters had been carried to scratch at the start of some rounds, and that by the fight's final rounds, neither man would have been able to get up from his own corner without being carried by his seconds, a practice later banned by the 1838
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claims that the fight went for ninety-nine rounds, lasting three hours and six minutes, but the
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on 9 June 1829. Burke won the bout, which went for 166 rounds, lasting three hours. He fought ten additional opponents in various bouts between 1829 and 1833, including an 8 January 1833 fight which he won against Harry Macone, who stood 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) tall and weighed 15
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before he began boxing professionally in 1828. He stood 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) tall and weighed between 12 stone 4 pounds (172 lb; 78 kg) and 13 stone (180 lb; 83 kg) during his career. He was known by the nicknames "Deaf Burke" and "the Deaf'un".
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Burke went to the United States in 1836. He fought against
American boxers, including Jim Phelan and Abraham Vanderzee. Sam O'Rourke had gone to America in 1834, and he and Burke staged sparring exhibitions across the country. On 6 May 1837, Burke and O'Rourke fought a prizefight in
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Burke retired from prize fighting after his defeat by Ward, and made a living teaching self-defence lessons. He came out of retirement to fight Bob
Castles for a £50 prize on 13 June 1843. Burke won the bout after thirty-seven rounds, though he was infected with
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Thompson twice, in violation of the new prize ring rules. Jem Ward presented
Thompson with a champions belt. Burke initially spoke of rematch, but Thompson suffered a leg injury in March 1840, and did not box for several years.
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