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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Nan Madi, Desanm 12, 1916, Sam Langford te defann la “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, ki li te genyen nan Sam McVea nan mwa fevriye 1916. Ant 1904 ak 1919, pi bon boksè Afriken-Ameriken yo, oswa Kanadyen nwa tankou Langford, yo te bloke goumen youn ak lòt pou “Koulè” Chanpyona. Si yon konbatan blan te goumen ak yo, li te sèlman yo devlope pwòp repitasyon yo
James J. Jeffries domine Ameriken pwa loud boksè de 1899 to 1904. Apre li te genyen chanpyona mondyal boksè pwa lou de Bob Fitzsimmons nan 1899, Jeffries te fè 9 defans tit siksè pandan senk ane kap vini yo. Li te pran retrèt san defèt nan 1905 anvan dwe atire tounen pou yon reaparisyon malere kont gwo Jack Johnson la. Jeffries pa t genyen batay li yo ak boksè siperyè
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. After 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. Li te antre tou kòm youn nan
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
While bare knuckle prizefighter Tom Allen was born in England during 1840, he spent the majority of his adult life in St Louis after relocating to the United States in 1867. After a disappointing loss to Jem Mace in 1870, where he impressed spectators with a gallant performance in a losing effort, Allen started campaigning for a shot at American
Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. Nan 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
Pandan ke li popilè pou batay John L. Sullivan nan dènye prizefight chanpyona mondyal la te konteste anba règ pwent yo, Jake Kilrain tou te patisipe nan anpil batay gan. Prizefighting te fè tranzisyon soti nan règ pwent pye yo nan batay gan anba Règ Marquess of Queensberry. (boksè amatè ak pwofesyonèl bonè) nan fen 19yèm syèk la. Tankou Sullivan, Kilrain ta goumen nan pi gwo
Pandan premye kouri li kòm chanpyon mondyal boksè pwa plim, Abe Attell te baze nan St. Louis, Missouri. Anplis gen kan li nan St. Louis, Attell te defann tit li plizyè fwa nan St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, St. Louis te pi gwo vil nan lwès Rivyè Mississippi nan Etazini. Li te fèt Abraham Washington Attell
Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons was an English boxer, who won the undisputed middleweight, heavyweight and light heavyweight world championships, at the turn of the 20th Century. Often mistaken for an Australian because he started his boxing career there, Fitzsimmons traveled to the United States in 1890 to campaign for the middleweight championship. Fitzsimmons stood just under 6 feet tall but