the Battle of Verdun in 1916 and spent the next 18 months recovering until being discharged from the army. Newspapers accounts in 1918 claim he wanted to continue to fight in the war and went to a hospital in London to have a doctor amputate his forefinger so he could keep fighting in the army. He was most likely in London for a boxing match. Later life Scanlon remained in Paris after the war. He continued to fight several more matches and acted as a sparring partner for Battling Siki. In September 1926, he was shot four times by a woman who was his lover. He was taken to the hospital but Scanlon considered the wounds to be superficial. She later apologized and was cleared of charges as it was considered a crime of passion. The remaining part of Scanlon's life, including when he died or his place of death, is not known. References 1886 births Date of death unknown African Americans in World War I 20th-century African-American sportspeople African-American boxers French military personnel of World War I Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion American male boxers Boxers from Alabama African-American aviators