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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
On February 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.
Johnny Reagan adalah seorang pejuang penting di St. Adegan tinju Louis semasa dekad pertama Abad ke-20. Berasal dari Brooklyn, Reagan berpindah ke St. Louis untuk berlatih di bawah Jack McKenna. McKenna mengasaskan operasinya dari St. Louis, di mana pejuangnya terutamanya bertarung di St. Louis’ Kelab West End. Reagan adalah bantamweight yang sedang meningkat naik pada masa itu
Pada Isnin, Boleh 30, 1892, Peter Jackson yang hebat bertarung dengan bekas anak didik Frank Slavin. Kedua-dua lelaki itu tinggal dan bertempur di Australia, walaupun minat peminat menyebabkan Jackson menjelajah dunia untuk memanfaatkan peluang kewangan di Amerika Syarikat dan England. Seperti di Australia, Jackson sering mendapati peninju putih tidak mahu melawannya. Beberapa
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. On February 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 dianggap salah satu paun yang terbesar bagi pejuang paun sepanjang masa. Dilahirkan pada bulan Mac 4, 1883 di Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, dia dianggap sebagai peninju Kanada terhebat sepanjang zaman. Kerjaya bertarungnya bermula dari 1900 kepada 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. He
Pada Mei 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Tuntutan untuk kejuaraan adalah sangat keruh pada masa itu. Samseng dan muslihat kotor sering mengaburkan siapa sebenarnya Juara Amerika. Jem Mace, yang dianggap Juara Dunia sebanyak dua kali semasa berlawan di England, telah ditandatangani untuk bertemu Tom
Pada Mei 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
In December 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
Pada abad ke-19, 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
On August 11, 1915, current World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey fought Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts at the Atlas Athletic Association gym. McVey fought in an era where promoters froze out all the African American boxers, except the great Jack Johnson, from fighting for the world championship. McVey defeated most of the other great Black fighters of this