Young Barney Aaron

Young Barney Aaron (born in 1836 in London, England; died June 4, 1907, in Long Island, New York) was a bare-knuckle boxer.

The son of Hall of Famer Barney Aaron, he emigrated to the United States in 1855, and began boxing in 1856. Aaron became a U.S. Lightweight Champion.

Read more about Young Barney Aaron:  Boxing Career, Hall of Fame

Famous quotes containing the words young and/or barney:

    There was a young man of Calcutta
    Who had a most terrible stutter.
    He said, “Pass the ham,
    And the j...j...j...jam,
    And the b...b...b...b...b...b....butter.”
    Anonymous.

    It is time for dead languages to be quiet.
    —Natalie Clifford Barney (1876–1972)