Danny "Kid" Dixon was a prize fighter in the 1940s.
History
In 1940, young Danny Dixon worked in a blacksmith shop in the little hamlet of Darville, in Jackson County, Kentucky. From there, he was persuaded by B. Galsworthy "Bottle" Topps, fight manager, to become a professional boxer. They started small. His first fight was a one-punch knock-out of an "all challengers" carnival bully, "Marvo the Muscle Man," whose job Dixon then took over. He and Topps barnstormed around the countryside with that carnival for some weeks.[1] Dixon's second prize-fight was quite informal and probably illegal, and his opponent, Slugger Sweeny, briefly gave him some real trouble before going down. Kid Dixon and Bottle Topps were now joined by Jim Slick, a big promoter from New York.[2] Due to a chance meeting with Jack Dempsey, Kid Dixon's next fight was in Madison Square Garden, and against the current Champ. Dixon won.[3]
Over the next few years, Dixon defeated a considerable number of challengers, and along the way he helped out many deserving persons, in bad situations.
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Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Boxing Danny "Kid" Dixon was a world champion professional boxer.
Notes
- This version of Kid Dixon, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
- The first nine Kid Dixon stories had art by George Tuska, then Klaus Nordling took over and did the remaining 23 issues.
Related
- 32 Appearances of Danny Dixon (Quality Universe)
- 1 Images featuring Danny Dixon (Quality Universe)
- 2 Quotations by or about Danny Dixon (Quality Universe)
- Character Gallery: Danny Dixon (Quality Universe)
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