Carl E. Morris (February 23, 1887 – July 11, 1951) was a professional boxer who was known as the Oklahoma White Hope. He was a

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, fighting at 225–240 pounds. He was 6 feet 4 inches tall.Carl Morris
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Biography

He was born on February 23, 1887, in

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. On December 16, 1918, he lost a fight to

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at the Louisiana Auditorium in

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operator. He died on July 11, 1951, in Pasadena, California, of cancer.

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