Category: Bare Knuckle Prizefighting and Pro Boxing History

In March 1893, ziarele din toată țara au purtat povestea unui meci propus între actualul campion mondial la boxe grele ușoare Jack McAuliffe și instructorul de box Saint Louis Mike Mooney. Deși meciul ar părea ciudat, deoarece Mooney a fost un provocator atât de ușor, momeala de $2500 o parte este probabil ceea ce l-a adus pe campion la masă. Ajustat

Miercuri, Aprilie 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. Totuși, 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 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

Marți, Februarie 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast l-a provocat pe campioana mondială la box uşoară, care se luptă cu Nelson pentru titlul lui Nelson, la Richmond Arena din Point Richmond, California. Nelson, în vârstă de 28 de ani, a câștigat titlul eliminându-l pe marele Joe Gans 1908. Experții în box nu se așteptau ca Wolgast să-l învingă pe Nelson, chiar dacă Wolgast a susținut o decizie a ziarului asupra lui Nelson în 1909. Experti

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

Vineri, Martie 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, California. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. Bărbații au intrat în ring la 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, John L. Sullivan, for their 1889

Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 la 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 developed the talents of the young champion and helped him