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Ten boxers wearing “TAC 1959” pose for a picture taken at the 1959 Tacoma Golden Gloves. The annual boxing event began in 1949 that was hosted by the Tacoma Athletic Commission. “Irish” Pat McMurtry boxed in that first Golden Gloves in Tacoma and was one of many boxers who fought in the Golden Gloves to go on to a successful pro boxing career. In 1958, McMurtry was the ninth ranked heavyweight in the world and defeated Canadian heavyweight champ George Chuvalo in New York City's Madison Square Garden.Lexicon
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1959 Tacoma Golden Gloves