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Scot Dickinson
From The Great Outdoor Fight
Scot Dickinson (b.1845 - d.1920)
Scot Dickinson was the Great Outdoor Fight Champion in 1880. The 1880 fight is well remembered for the fact that it rained constantly for the entire 3 days. Dickinson dispatched 517 men in total including future champion Douglas Bould who fell 853rd man standing in his first appearance in the Fight. Dickinson pioneered the use of the Northwest corner of the Acres as an initial starting point for his campaign. This ensured a quiet first day in which he fought no competitors at all.
On day 2 Dickinson accidentally took down his Native American brother-in-law Abooksigun Minninnewah, mistaking him for 1878 champion Patamon Yana. Dickinson then embarked on one of the earliest recorded Dutch fugues (the phenomenon takes it's name from Dirty Dutch Coldrell who competed in the 1877 Fight), he dispatched 473 competitors during the course of the day. This proved to be the key to Dickinson's victory. The accumulation of bodies from the fugue led to the formation of an artificial island, as day 2 progressed the Acres gradually became flooded and by dawn on day 3 it was under 4 feet of water. This gave Dickinson a strategic advantage that ensured his survival through day 3.
Eventually Dickinson stood last on the acres after a 20 minute standoff in the one hour countdown with previous Champion Orval Woollard which saw Dickinson take Woollard down with a simple roundhouse kick to the side of the head.
In the late 1990's rumours emerged that Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, is in fact a descendant of Scot Dickinson and therefore has BOC status. Although he himself has played down this link there is still a widely held belief that Dickinson may have taken part in the 1991 fight under the Soubriquet Rouge of Brad Donoghue, who fell 135th man standing on day 3
[edit] Record
- Longest time taken to dispatch first opponent - 27 hours 46 minutes
- 1880 - Champion, Last Man Standing
| Preceded by: Christopher Zeal | Great Outdoor Fight Champion 1880 | Followed by: Ryan Bunten |
