Bobby-Man Brant Panag
Bobby-Man Brant Panag (July 21, 1952 – August 8, 1983) was a Canadian boxer from Brantford, Ontario. He found great success on the "Red Circuit" - boxing matches held on Indian Reserves throughout North America, at one time knocking out Marvin Camel at a fight in Northern Montana[1][2] Many Native American fighters traveled on the "Red Circuit", in lieu of discriminatory practices in mainstream professional sports at the time which promoted ethnic stereotypes.[3] Bobby-Man is also significant for starting the first boxing club on the Six Nations reserve, which operated until his death in 1983.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Knockout for BobbyMan at Flathead". Tekawennake News. Ohsweken. April 4, 1972.
- ^ King, Richard C. (2004). Native Americans in Sports. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7656-8054-9.
- ^ Salamone, Frank. The Native American Identity in Sports: Creating and Preserving a Culture. Plymouth, U.K.: Scarecrow Press.
- ^ Hauptman, Laurence (2008). Seven Generations of Iroquois Leadership: The Six Nations Since 1800. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-3165-1.
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