Tom Allen ranet

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On Thursday, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen forsvarte sitt World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship mot andre engelskmannen Joe Goss. Allen, opprinnelig fra Birmingham, England, bosatte seg i St. Louis, Missouri. Allen ble til slutt en U.S. Borger. Allen viste en strid personlighet, innenfor og utenfor ringen, skaper mektige fiender blant de sportslige mennene i USA. Allen spesielt irritert

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Sam Langford kjemper mot Stanley Ketchel

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På onsdag, April 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. However, 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

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Ketchel Starches Sullivan

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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

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Ketchel Fights Light Heavy Champ

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1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. In March 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

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Ad Wolgast vinner lettvektstittel

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On Tuesday, February 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast utfordret verdensmester i lettvektboksing som kjempet mot Nelson om Nelsons tittel på Richmond Arena i Point Richmond, California. Den 28 år gamle Nelson vant tittelen ved å slå ut den store Joe Gans inn 1908. Bokseeksperter forventet ikke at Wolgast skulle beseire Nelson selv om Wolgast holdt en avisavgjørelse over Nelson i 1909. Pundits

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Allen kjemper Mace om verdenstittelen

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Tom Allen ble født i Birmingham, England, men kjempet noen av sine mest kjente kamper i Amerika. I 1867, Allen flyttet til St. Louis, den største byen vest for Mississippi. Allen dro aldri og ville bruke St. Louis som hjemmebase for å trene for premiekamper. Allen kjempet for det meste i premiekamper med bare knoke, slik amerikansk boksing ikke ville vært det

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Kilrain kjemper mot Godfrey i Brutal Fight

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På fredag, March 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain kjempet mot George Godfrey på California Athletic Club i San Francisco, California. Mennene kjempet om et trofé og $5,000. Mennene gikk inn i ringen kl 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, tidligere verdensmester i tungvektbryting, utsendte Kilrain, som Muldoon trente for denne kampen. Muldoon trente Kilrains motstander, John L. Sullivan, for deres 1889

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Blackburn and Langford Go Distance

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Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 til 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” Blackburn utviklet talentene til den unge mesteren og hjalp ham

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