Theodore Roosevelt war ein passionierter Boxer und forderte auch als US-Präsident regelmäßig Leute heraus

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»Roosevelt boxed for Harvard University’s intramural lightweight championship and continued to spar recreationally during his political career. During his days in the White House, he regularly put up his dukes against former professional boxers and other sparring partners until a punch from a young artillery officer smashed a blood vessel and left him nearly blind in his left eye.«

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