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FIGHTING DICK HYLAND LW
Hometown - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
19(9)-25-7; 5 NC
Hyland (William Uren) was a tough and scrappy Western Canadian that didn't shy away from the big names. Right out of the chute, he faced Frankie Neil in his second pro bout and was KO'd in the fifteenth round. In 1909, he had an epic battle with Leach Cross that saw Cross go down 15 times. Hyland hung in there and kept pressing until Cross finally succumbed in the forty-first round. Hyland had three title bouts over his career. In 1909, Battling Nelson scored a twenty-third round knockout over Hyland for the World Lightweight Title. In 1912, Hyland drew with Joe Bayley in Calgary with the Canadian belt on the line and beat Maurice Thompson one month later for the Lightweight Championship of Western Canada. Over his career, Hyland beat Matty Baldwin, Aurelio Herrera, Rudy Unholz, Young Loughrey, Billy Finucane and Young Corbett II.
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