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에 행진 1893, 전국의 신문은 현재 세계 라이트 헤비급 복싱 챔피언 Jack McAuliffe와 세인트루이스 복싱 강사 Mike Mooney 사이의 제안된 경기에 대한 이야기를 실었습니다.. Mooney가 너무 가볍게 여겨지는 도전자였기 때문에 경기가 이상해 보일 수도 있었지만, 유혹 $2500 아마도 챔피언을 테이블에 올려놓은 것이 바로 사이드일 것입니다..

인플레이션 조정, $2500 is worth $74,776.39 에 2021 money. it’s unlikely any fighter in that era would have turned down that kind of money no matter who the challenger was. From McAuliffe’s perspective, it was a great opportunity. It was highly unlikely that Mooney could beat him for his championship. McAuliffe stood to make one of the bigger paydays of his career.

They agreed to meet in a bout to be held in Saint Louis about 8 weeks from the announcement on March 3rd 1893. 그러나, during those 8 weeks, the bout fell through.

I can’t find any sources that says exactly why the bout fell through. There is no record of the match in any newspaper of that era. Jack McAuliffe’s official record also lacks a recorded bout with Mike Mooney.

The bout could have been called off because of an injury. 그러나, at the time the bout was supposed to occur, McAuliffe was doing his own stage tour show in Kansas City, 미주리. The final show was going to be in Saint Louis. None of the newspaper articles covering this show discuss a McAuliffe injury.

Mooney does not show up in any Saint Louis newspapers having been injured either. Mooney was involved in a wrestling match in December 1893. He was also issuing challenges for Greco-Roman bouts to other wrestlers during the summer. An injury cancellation seems unlikely.

The most likely reason for the bout being called off was the money each side needed to come up with for the bout. $2,500 was an exorbitant sum in 1893. McAuliffe nor Mooney would have the money themselves. They would need to raise it through backers, supporters, investors and gamblers.

While the idea may have seemed appealing at first, the Mooney backers would be taking on a great deal more risk. It was a strong possibility McAuliffe would win costing Mooney’s backers a small fortune. As the bout got closer, Mooney’s backers may have been harder to find. One party not coming up with the $2,500 is the most likely reason for the bout cancellation.

McAuliffe was at the end of his career. He would retire in another year or so. Mooney continued as both a wrestler and boxing instructor in Saint Louis. Mooney would supplement his earnings as an instructor by taking the occasional wrestling match or boxing bout. We will look at one of his wrestling matches next week.

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Sources: 생. 루이스 포스트 - 디스패치, 행진 3, 1893 edition, p.5, numerous papers at newspapers.com and the Missouri Death Certificate database.

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