Rube Ferns
Rube Ferns 
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 Rube Ferns |
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| Birth Name | James Ferns |
| Fight name | The Kansas Rube |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| nationality |
 United States
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| birthday | October 30, 1873 |
| place of birth | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA |
| Date of death | June 11, 1952 |
| style | Standard boom |
| size | 1.73 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 73 |
| Victories | 45 |
| Knockout victories | 33 |
| Defeats | 19th |
| draw | 9 |
Rube Ferns (born October 30, 1873 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA as James Ferns , † June 11, 1952 ) was an American boxer .
Ferns became the universal welterweight champion in 1900 from January to October and the following year from May to December . His match record shows 46 wins in 73 fights, 33 of them by knockout. His successor as world champion was Joe Walcott .
Web links
- Rube Ferns in the BoxRec database
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| SURNAME | Ferns, Rube |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferns, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1952 |