Bobby-Man Brant Panag

Bobby-Man Brant Panag (July 21, 1952 – August 8, 1983) was a Mohawk boxer from Six Nations of the Grand River. 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

  1. ↑ "Knockout for BobbyMan at Flathead". Tekawennake News. Ohsweken. April 4, 1972.
  2. ↑ King, Richard C. (2004). Native Americans in Sports. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7656-8054-9.
  3. ↑ Salamone, Frank. The Native American Identity in Sports: Creating and Preserving a Culture. Plymouth, U.K.: Scarecrow Press.
  4. ↑ 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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