Sam Langford-ek Dixie Kid-en aurka borrokatzen du

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Hainbat mezutan idatzi dudan bezala, arteko pisu astunetako boxeolari onenak 1900 eta 1919 boxeolari afroamerikarrak elkarren aurka borrokatzera behartuta zeuden “Koloretako Txapelketa”. Jack Johnson handiak azkenean kolore-lerroa hautsi eta pisu astuneko Munduko Txapelketa irabazi ondoren ere, hautagai zurien aurka bakarrik defendatuko zuen titulua. As a result, erronkarik gogorrenak

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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Irailaren 15, 1919, St. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. Urtez, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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“Terrible” Terry Shows His Power

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“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 eta 126 libera, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Uztailetik 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at

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Evan Lewis itotzen Tom Cannon

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Abuztuaren On 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis britainiar Borroka txapelduna Tom Cannon ezagutu Cincinnati, Ohio. Legitimoa borroka garaian, Beste wrestlers beldurgarri boteretsuena Lewis delako bere stranglehold. Lewis carotid arteria strangle bat Judo biluzik atzeko choke bezala ezagutzen okupatuak. Nik behintzat hori zen hasieran pentsatu nuena eta historialari gehienek aipatu dute. Modernoa

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