stackyFACTSBack before anyone cared about brain damage or basic human fatigue, an 1893 boxing match between Andy Bowen and Jack Burke went on for an excruciating 110 rounds. After over seven hours of punching each other into mutual exhaustion, the referee finally called it a 'no contest' because both men literally refused to stand up anymore.
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