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A small-town scrapper from Cadillac, Mich., Ad Wolgast took the title from Battling Nelson in 1910. Their 40-round brawl at Point Richmond, just across the bay from San Francisco, was one of the ...

Ad Wolgast has not forgotten that fight either. He lives on the Pacific Coast with friends, ring figures of 20 years ago. Every morning he begins to spar.

Career record was 112-27-14 with 62 KOs. AD WOLGAST -- Born Feb. 8, 1888, in Cadillac, Mich. A lightweight whose career spanned 1906-1920.

Born on a farm near Cadillac on Feb. 8, 1888, “Ad” was one of 10 children raised by John and Amelia Wolgast. A diminutive man, Wolgast stood about 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighed 130 pounds.

When attempting to make weight at lightweight he often found it beyond him, three fights with Ad Wolgast fell through for this reason. He instead spent his career beating the best talent from both ...

On February 22, 1910, Battling Nelson and Ad Wolgast took what Theodore Roosevelt called “the strenuous life” to grisly extremes in Port Richmond, California.