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The Wild West Extravaganza

Doc Holliday | End of the Trail (Part 4)

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

History, Education

4.8833 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In late January 1882, Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo came within mere seconds of turning the streets of Tombstone into a slaughterhouse. Luckily, cooler heads prevailed, and both men were arrested before a shot was fired; a near catastrophe that historian Mark Lee Gardner described as “the greatest gunfight that never was.” Join me today as we take a closer look at this infamous standoff. We’ll examine Holliday’s role in the famous Earp vendetta ride, his last gunfight in Colorado, and his final days at Glenwood Springs. We’ll also discuss the Dodge City War, Luke Short, Bat Masterson, and the ultimate fate of Holliday’s gal pal, Big Nose Kate Elder. P.S. - The thumbnail does not actually depict the real Doc Holliday.   Merch! https://wildwestextramerch.com/   Buy Me A Coffee!  https://buymeacoffee.com/wildwest   Check out the website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/   Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/   Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/   Join Patreon for ad-free bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In late January of 1882, Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo came within mere seconds

0:35.0

of turning the streets of Tombstone into a slaughterhouse.

0:38.3

Story goes that Ringo approached Holiday and asked if he'd been talking about him.

0:42.1

To which Doc replied, well, I don't know, but if I have, it still goes.

0:46.9

Bystanders began to nervously step away as the two gumbans slowly inched their hands towards

0:51.3

the revolvers. And then, just as it seemed that all hell was about to break loose, acting police chief

0:56.3

Jim Flynn intervened and placed both of them into custody.

0:59.7

To quote historian Mark Lee Gardner, the Allen Street altercation became the greatest gunfight

1:04.4

that never was.

1:05.7

But the tension and fear of onlookers that day had been very real, mostly because of Doc's

1:10.6

supposed fatalism.

1:12.6

A Tombstone resident described Doc is a very hard character who carries his death warrant

1:17.2

with him at all times. He is dying of consumption, and he is correspondingly reckless.

1:23.0

End of quote. Now that's just one version of the confrontation. Another has it that Ringo initially

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