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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Vasario 23, 1906, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart defended his title in Los Angeles. When James J. Jeffries retired as heavyweight champion, Hart and Jack Sharkey fought for the vacant title. Hart was the surprise winner of the fight. Hart refused to fight Jack Johnson, the recognized best heavyweight. Instead he fought Tommy Burns, a 5’07” skilled boxer.
Džonis Reiganas buvo svarbus kovotojas Šv. Louis bokso scena pirmąjį XX amžiaus dešimtmetį. Iš pradžių iš Bruklino, Reiganas persikėlė į Šv. Louis treniruotis vadovaujant Jackui McKennai. McKenna savo operaciją grindė Šv. Louis, kur jo kovotojas pirmiausia kovojo Šv. Louis’ West End klubas. Reiganas tuo metu buvo augantis sveriantis svoris
Pirmadienį, Gegužės 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Both men lived and fought in Australia, although fan interest led Jackson to tour the world to take advantage of the financial opportunities in the United States and England. As in Australia, Jackson often found white boxers unwilling to fight him. Few
St. Louis, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Louis. Vasario 1, 1904, Attell defended his World Featherweight Boxing Championship against frequent rival Harry Forbes. Forbes was also a regular on the St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes defeated Danny Dougherty for the
Sam Langford yra laikoma viena iš didžiausių svarą svaras kovotojai visą laiką. Born on March 4, 1883 Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 į 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Jis
Gegužės 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Pretenzijos į čempionatą tuo metu buvo labai miglotos. Piktnaudžiavimas ir nešvarūs triukai dažnai nuslėpdavo, kas iš tikrųjų buvo Amerikos čempionas. Jem Macai, kuris kovodamas Anglijoje du kartus buvo laikomas pasaulio čempionu, buvo pasirašyta susitikti su Tomu
Gegužės 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
Gruodžio 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
XIX amžiuje, most states banned bare-knuckled prizefighting and professional gloved boxing. Police often arrested fighter, managers, and promoters to stop prizefighting. A unique aspect of geography turned St. Louis into an ideal fight venue to get around the authorities’s activity to stop professional prizefighting. In the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois, the river’s current created a handful
Rugpjūčio 11, 1915, Dabartinis pasaulio spalvotasis sunkaus svorio bokso čempionas Samas McVey Bostone kovojo su Sandy Ferguson, Masačusetso „Atlas Athletic Association“ sporto salėje. McVey kovojo eroje, kai reklamuotojai užšaldė visus afroamerikiečių boksininkus, išskyrus didįjį Džeką Džonsoną, nuo kovos dėl pasaulio čempionato. McVey nugalėjo daugumą kitų puikių juodaodžių kovotojų