Laurence 'Larry' Foley (12 December 1849 – 12 July 1917) was a nearly undefeated Australian middleweight championship boxer. An exceptional boxing instructor, his students included American champions Peter Jackson, and Tommy Burns, the incomparable English-born triple weight class champion Bob Fitzsimmons and Australian champion Mike Dooley. Due to his success as a boxing champion and internationally acclaimed instructor, and for introducing his country to the modern Queensberry Rules, he is often referred to as the "Father of Australian Boxing".
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12 December 1849 Near Bathurst
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Died |
12 July 1917 (aged 67) Sofala, New South Wales, Australia
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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