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Joseph William Dudley Brown (10 July 1872 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa - 3 March 1931 at Cottesloe, Western Australia) was a South African-born featherweight boxer, better known as Young Pluto, later Joe Pluto, who lived in Australia for most of his life. His career record was 17-9-12. ==Early life== Contemporary sources give Pluto's birth details variously as: *13 Sept 1871, St John, New Brunswick *1870, Port Elizabeth, South Africa〔〔 *July 1872, St John, New Brunswick *1870 (burial record)〔 In a 1927 newspaper article told (though not written) by Pluto, he is described as a "South African colored boxer", and he specifically states that he was born in South Africa.〔 A modern South African source indicates that he was born on 10 July 1872 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.〔 Pluto worked on tug-boats as a boy, and was apprenticed to a racing stable, where he rode winners at a light weight.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Young Pluto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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