Аттелл се брани од Регана

Током своје прве вожње као светски шампион у боксу у полутешкој категорији, Абе Аттелл је био базиран у Ст. Лоуис, Мисури. Осим што је имао свој логор у Ст. Лоуис, Аттелл је неколико пута одбранио титулу на Ст. Лоуис’ Атлетски клуб Вест Енд. At the time, Свети. Лоуис је био највећи град западно од реке Мисисипи у Сједињеним Државама.

Born Abraham Washington Attell on February 22, 1883, 20-year-old Attell was considered the World Featherweight Champion even though the title had been vacated by Young Corbett the previous year. Attell was matched with Johnny Reagan for a 20-round bout on Thursday, Септембар 3, 1903. The winner would be the undisputed champion.

Former heavyweight champion James J. Corbett was one of the newspaper contributors covering the match. His account of the bout was carried in the Свети. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Септембар 4, 1903 edition.

Both men entered the ring under the 122-pound limit. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", Attell was the much bigger man. Johnny Reagan would have most of his success in the lighter, bantamweight division with a 118 pound weight limit.

Corbett was extremely impressed by Reagan’s defensive abilities. He said Reagan was very hard to hit even for a clever boxer like Attell. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", his admiration ended there.

The bout was probably rather dull to watch. For most of the contest, Atell rushed at Reagan with blows, which would have knocked Reagan out if they landed. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", few ever landed. До краја борбе, Attell was so tired, he could barely pursue Reagan.

Reagan was uninjured but had landed very little offense during the entire fight. Knowing that the bigger Attell could knock him out, if he caught him, Reagan stayed far out of the striking range. He landed a few light punches but nothing to damage Attell or impress the judges for that matter.

At the end of the 20 uneventful rounds, the judges gave Attell a unanimous decision. None of the ringside pundits disagreed. All observers gave the fight to Attell for his relentless pressure.

Abe Attell continued to fight out of St. Louis until he was suspended for fight fixing у 1904. He moved back to the West Coast, where he finished his career as one of the top featherweights of all time.

Johnny Reagan had much more success as a bantamweight. He also used St. Louis as his home base and remained there until his untimely death at 35 years of age in January 1912.

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Source: Свети. Лоуис Пост-Диспатцх, Септембар 4, 1903 edition, p. 9

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