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Schedule of championship bouts in the second half of 1906 – all fights are 15 rounds
Champion Abe Attell...26-1 (5) vs. unranked Frankie Neil...17-8-3 (4)
Featherweight Division
July 4th
*Historical bout
Neil is moving up from BW
Champion Jimmy Barry...46-0 (21) vs. #4 Joe Bowker...20-7-2 (5)
Bantamweight Division
July 15th
Champion Honey Mellody...22-4-2 (5) vs. #4 Billy Gardner...28-8-1 (8)
Welterweight Division
August 8th
Champion Sam Langford...24-1-1 (18) vs. #4 George Gardner...25-4-2 (13)
Light Heavyweight Division
August 10th
Champion Joe Gans...50-1 (26) vs. #1 Battling Nelson...32-4 (8)
Lightweight Division
September 3rd
*Historical bout
Champion Charles McCoy...48-3 (40) vs. #7 Frank Sturgeon...24-18-3 (16)
Middleweight Division
October 9th
Champion Marvin Hart...19-7-2 (6) vs. #8 George Byers...25-11-3 (10)
Heavyweight Division
December 12th
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Eddie Collins was one of the most accomplished all-around ballplayers ever to play the game. They called Collins "Cocky," not because he was arrogant, but because he was filled with confidence based on sheer ability ~ Author Jack Kavanaugh
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