[DOC] [TLE] The Fitzsimmons-Maher Prizefight on the Rio Grande [PAR] Nevertheless, on October 3rd, the legislature banned boxing. ... New Mexico and 
Texas officials agreed not to allow the fight on the disputed land along the ... 
Bean had set up a fighting ring on a sandbar in the Rio Grandebeyond the 
reach of the law. ... The fight was held below the cliffs of the Rio Grande Canyon 
so many... [DOC] [TLE] Fitzsimmons-Maher Prizefight - Wikipedia [PAR] The Fitzsimmons-Maher Prizefight (February 21, 1896), also considered, 
unofficially, as the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship, occurred between 
Bob Fitzsimmons and Peter Maher on a sandbar in the Rio Grande River just far 
enough outside of the American city of Langtry, Texas, ... of the outcome of the 
fight, the 1895 World Heavyweight Champion James J. [DOC] [TLE] Historical plaques about Roy Bean - Open Plaques [PAR] man and judge ... Torres St, Langtry, TX, United States where he lived near ... 
championship boxing match, on a Rio Grande sand bar near his saloon in 1896. 
... Judge Roy Bean lived a life in which fiction became so intermingled with fact 
that he ... banned Fitzsimmons-Maher heavyweight title fight on a sand bar in the 
Rio... [DOC] [TLE] Plaques in Langtry, TX, United States - Open Plaques [PAR] During the Mexican Revolution, soldiers came to Langtry for goods, guns and ... 
Judge Roy Bean lived a life in which fiction became so intermingled with fact ... 
Fitzsimmons-Maher heavyweight title fight on a sand bar in the Rio Grande ... In 
1896, Judge Roy Bean made national headlines with a unique boxing match 
held at... [DOC] [TLE] Langtry, Texas, Feb. 21, 1896: Prizefight in the Rio Grande | Uncle ... [PAR] Dec 30, 2012 ... Max stands with his back toward the Rio Grande and Mexico in Langtry, Texas. ... 
took place on a sand bar in the Coahuila side of the river on Feb. ... Variously the 
fight was to be held in Indian Territory, or in the middle ... So the focus shifted to 
El Paso, with Fitzsimmons training across the border in Juarez. [DOC] [TLE] Boxing Impresario Nonpareil - True West Magazine [PAR] Aug 1, 2005 ... Boxing Impresario Nonpareil Judge Roy Bean's fighting matches could drive one 
to drink. ... Fitzsimmons defeated Peter Maher, the Irish champion, in a bout held 
in Mexico. Mexico? Well, sort of, if you consider that a sandbar in the Rio Grande 
just a few hundred yards from Langtry, Texas, may have... [DOC] [TLE] Across the Fence: Judge Roy Bean : Texas prizefight promoter [PAR] The Texas Prizefight picture is Fitzsimmons and Maher in the ring. ... in New 
Orleans, Louisiana for the boxing title of World Middleweight Champion. ... In a 
21-round, bareknuckle prizefight that ended with Sullivan flat on his back, Corbett 
held ... Ahumada, Governor of Chihuahua, promised to keep the fight out of 
Mexico. [DOC] [TLE] Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 -- - Discussion on Topix [PAR] Apr 9, 2010 ... $600 ~ Tx. & Mex. banned the Maher-Fitzsimmons boxing match, so this judge 
held it on a sand bar in the Rio Grande. Reply . Report Abuse... [DOC] [TLE] History - Ray Sahelian, M.D. [PAR] 1540 Coronado, explored SW north of rio grande, 7 fabulously wealthy "cities of 
Cibola" he ... 1542 Cabrillo Nat'l Monument, on the coast of Sand Diego, marks 
the site where Cabrillo landed ...... were relatives, Tx. & Mex. banned the Maher-
Fitzsimmons boxing match, so this judge held it on a sand bar in the Rio Grande. [DOC] [TLE] Any Sunday in April - Description [PAR] 13, No. 2 (Summer, 1986) prize fight on a sandbar on the Mexican side of the Rio 
Grande. Fitzsimmons knocked out Peter Maher, while Judge Bean made a tidy... [DOC] [TLE] Pattaya Mail - Vol. XII No. 36 - Friday September 3 - September 9 ... [PAR] Sep 3, 2004 ... Seaboard FC's Oggy was named Man of the Match by the British Club during

Question: Tx. & Mex. banned the Maher-Fitzsimmons boxing match, so this judge held it on a sand bar in the Rio Grande
Answer: Judge Roy Bean