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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
When the great Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the boxing establishment started searching for a “white hope” to defeat Johnson. In desperation to find someone to defeat Johnson, promoters and sports writers started lobbying former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries to end his retirement to fight Johnson. Jeffries retired undefeated in 1905. After
Pada hari Kamis, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen defended his World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship against fellow Englishman Joe Goss. Allen, originally from Birmingham, England, settled in St. Louis, Missouri. Allen eventually became a U.S. Citizen. Allen showed a pugnacious personality, inside and outside the ring, making powerful enemies amongst the sporting men in the United States. Allen particularly irritated
In March 1893, surat kabar di seluruh negeri memuat cerita tentang usulan pertandingan antara juara dunia tinju kelas berat ringan saat ini Jack McAuliffe dan instruktur tinju Saint Louis Mike Mooney. Meskipun pertandingan tersebut tampak aneh karena Mooney adalah penantang yang dianggap remeh, daya tarik dari $2500 satu sisi mungkin adalah apa yang membawa sang juara ke meja. Disesuaikan
On Wednesday, 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
1909 melihat Stanley Ketchel melanjutkan langkahnya yang terik melalui semua petarung top di sekitar batas kelas menengah. In March 1909, Ketchel menghadapi tantangan yang jarang terjadi, ketika dia melawan Juara Dunia Kelas Berat Ringan Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. O'Brien adalah petinju yang apik, yang menggunakan kecepatan dan kegigihannya untuk memukul Ketchel di ronde awal. Terlepas dari keunggulan ukuran O'Brien, Ketel sesuatu
Pada hari Selasa, Februari 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast menantang Juara Tinju Ringan Dunia Melawan Nelson untuk gelar Nelson di Richmond Arena di Point Richmond, California. Nelson yang berusia 28 tahun memenangkan gelar dengan mengalahkan Joe Gans yang hebat 1908. Pakar tinju tidak menyangka Wolgast akan mengalahkan Nelson meskipun Wolgast mengeluarkan keputusan di surat kabar atas Nelson 1909. Pakar
During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. Louis, Missouri, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. However, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.
No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.” Levinsky was
Pada hari Jumat, Maret 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain melawan George Godfrey di California Athletic Club di San Francisco, California. Para pria berjuang untuk mendapatkan trofi dan $5,000. Orang-orang itu memasuki ring pada pukul 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, mantan Juara Gulat Kelas Berat Dunia, diperbantukan Kilrain, yang dilatih Muldoon untuk pertarungan ini. Muldoon melatih lawan Kilrain, John L. Sullivan, untuk mereka 1889
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 untuk 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 mengembangkan bakat sang juara muda dan membantunya