Who refereed the 1876 Sharky Fitzsimmons fight with a gun ?
But the thousands at Mechanics' Pavillion that night were shocked not only by the fight, but by the decision of the referee, Wyatt Earp. Needless to say, it was not an incident that was easily forgotten. The media was all over it, and Earp was smeared as being in on a fix that assured Sharkey was victorious.
