Tom O'Rourke (boxing manager) the road, eventually claiming the world championship in 1891, and the featherweight championship in 1892 in New Orleans in a rare (for the time) mixed-race bout, a tribute to O'Rourke's matchmaking abilities. In addition to Dixon, O'Rourke managed Joe Walcott (note: not Jersey Joe Walcott, who took his name from O'Rourke's boxer), who won the welterweight championship of the world in 1901. Walcott and Dixon are famous for traveling with O'Rourke in a "take on all comers" tour, where O'Rourke had his own, slightly smaller than usual, boxing ring for the bouts. The smaller ring gave his boxers an advantage,
Sport in Sheffield junior players. The and Superbike World Champion, James Toseland, comes from Sheffield, as does the climber Joe Simpson. The 2012 Men's Doubles Wimbledon champion Jonathan Marray lives in Sheffield, playing at the Hallamshire Tennis Club. The City of Sheffield Athletic Club has bases at the Don Valley Stadium and the English Institute of Sport. The Sheffield Buccaneers Fencing Club is based in Broomhill. Sheffield City Swimming Club is based at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. The Sheffield Steel Roller Girls roller derby league is based in the city, playing public bouts at Ponds Forge. Sheffield has several field hockey clubs, the