Was Bat Masterson as handy with his fists as he was with a gun?
Jim Gaines
Orangevale, California
Bat Masterson lived and worked in a rough-and-ready environment of gambling, so he likely was good with his fists. Wyatt Earp certainly was, as Masterson reported.
He did love the sport of manly fisticuffs, and he served as a promoter and fight referee for many years. Right up to his death, he witnessed nearly every important heavyweight bout—many of which he wrote about during his tenur
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