Category: Bare Knuckle Prizefighting and Pro Boxing History

“Terrible” Terry McGovern earned a reputation as one of the most powerful punchers in the history of the lighter divisions of professional boxing. McGovern weighed between 112 і 126 фунты. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, <Прамежак bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "2194" bbox_w = "63" bbox_h = "19" FSIZE = "13" fweight = "3" чырвоны = "255" зялёны = "255" сіні = "255" альфа = " 12, 1899, when he fought British

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, сышоў у адстаўку былы чэмпіён, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Белая надзея” супернікі. У росквіце сіл, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Красавіка 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 хвілін. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when

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Студзеня 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a

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John L. Саліван дамінавалі ў рынгу ў час яго кар'еры. Валодаючы запіс 40 перамог, няма страты і дзве нічыіх, “Бостан моцны хлопчык” лічылі непераможнай,. Саліван выйграў чэмпіянат свету ў 1882 і размяркоўвалі ўсе прэтэндэнты кульмінацыяй барацьбы дзевятнаццатага стагоддзя з Джэйк Килрейн. Пасля перамогі над Kilrain ў гэтым эпічнай баі, John L.

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On February 22, 1918, former World Bantamweight and Featherweight Boxing Champion “Terrible” Terry McGovern died in New York City’s Kings County Hospital. McGovern checked in a few days earlier with what McGovern thought was a severe upper respiratory infection. Аднак, doctors diagnosed pneumonia. McGovern went from walking and talking to unresponsive in just one or two days. McGovern never recovered.

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Sam McVey tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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