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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Les_DarcyLes Darcy - Wikipedia

    James Leslie Darcy (28 October 1895 – 24 May 1917) was an Australian boxer. He was a middleweight, but held the Australian Heavyweight Championship title at the same time. Les Darcy was the 2003 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Old Timers category and was the first to be elevated to Legend status in 2009.

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  3. sahof.org.au › hall-of-fame-member › les-darcyLes Darcy | Sport Australia Hall of Fame

    Les Darcy became an Australian sporting legend in a short but brilliant fighting career that came to an unglamorous end when he died far from home. One of 10 children of an Irish Catholic family, Les Darcy quickly developed a love of boxing.

  4. www.smh.com.au › sport › boxingLegend of Les Darcy lives on 100 years after his death

    May 24, 2017 · Darcy was no less than an Australian Muhammad Ali, a boxer from poor circumstances beloved by the people, capable of taking on the world's best and besting them, before a war changed everything.

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  6. adb.anu.edu.au › biography › darcy-james-leslie-les-5881James Leslie (Les) Darcy - Australian Dictionary of Biography

    James Leslie (Les) Darcy (1895-1917), boxer and folk hero, was born on 31 October 1895 at Stradbroke, near Maitland, New South Wales, second son of native-born parents Edward Darcy (or Dorsey), labourer and later a share-farmer, and his wife Margaret, née O'Rourke.

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  7. www.ibhof.com › pages › aboutLes Darcy - International Boxing Hall of Fame

    Les Darcy had a short but brilliant fighting career that came to an unglamorous end when the young boxer died far from home. Considered one of the greatest middleweights of all time, Darcy proved his mettle in his native Australia.

  8. boxrec.com › wiki › indexLes Darcy - BoxRec

    Oct 6, 2019 · James Leslie Darcy (Les) has been called Australia's "Golden Boy" of boxing. His career was short-lived (he died before his 22nd birthday), but of a total of 50 professional fights he won 46, taking 29 of them by knock-out.

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  10. www.nma.gov.au › exhibitions › home-frontLes Darcy | National Museum of Australia

    Les Darcy, 1910–16 Boxer. Les Darcy was at his fighting best in 1916. He had won 22 consecutive fights, including the Australian middleweight and heavyweight championships. His modesty and devotion to his family endeared him to the public. Darcy withstood public pressure to enlist — just a few more fights would provide for his family.

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