Category: Гола кокалка за награди и история на бокса на бокса

През март 1893, newspapers across the country carried the story of a proposed match between current world light heavyweight boxing champion Jack McAuliffe and Saint Louis boxing instructor Mike Mooney. Although the match would seem odd because Mooney was such a lightly regarded challenger, the lure of $2500 a side is probably what brought the champion to the table. Adjusted

В сряда, Април 27, 1910, reigning World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought a six-round, non-title match with African American boxer Sam Langford. Langford is one of the greatest boxers of all-time. Обаче, Langford found himself frozen out of world title fights by promoters and boxers adhering to the “color line.” Promoters and boxers used the “color line” to prevent

Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound

1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. През март 1909, Ketchel faced a rare challenge, when he fought reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. O’Brien was a slick boxer, who used his speed and elusiveness to pummel Ketchel in the early rounds. Despite O’Brien’s size advantage, Ketchel was

Във вторник, Февруари 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, Калифорния. The 28-year-old Nelson won the title by knocking out the great Joe Gans in 1908. Boxing experts did not expect Wolgast to defeat Nelson even though Wolgast held a newspaper decision over Nelson in 1909. Pundits

Никой не се възползва от ерата на No Decision в професионалния бокс като Battling Levinsky. Левински беше опитен дефанзивен боксьор, който получи малко щети по време на битките си. Когато списание Ring го попита защо е толкова активен, понякога като 3 битки за един ден около Ню Йорк, Левински каза, “Обичам парите и никога не ме нараняват.” Левински беше

В петък, Март 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain се би с George Godfrey в California Athletic Club в Сан Франциско, Калифорния. Мъжете се бориха за трофей и $5,000. Мъжете излязоха на ринга при 9:52 p.m. Уилям Muldoon, бивш световен шампион по борба в тежка категория, командирал Килрейн, който Muldoon тренира за тази битка. Muldoon тренира опонента на Kilrain, John L. Sullivan, за техните 1889

Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 за 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Блекбърн разви таланта на младия шампион и му помогна