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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
“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 իսկ 126 ֆունտ. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Սեպտեմբեր 12, 1899, when he fought British
On February 7, 1882, JOHN L. Sullivan fought Paddy Ryan for a title, which was certainly the American Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship but probably not the World Title it was billed as. Մեջ 1880, Paddy Ryan won the title in his first and only prize fight before facing the ferocious power puncher Sullivan. The men met in Mississippi City, Mississippi around
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, պաշտոնաթող նախկին ծանրորդ չեմպիոն, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Սպիտակները Hope” թեկնածուները. Իր վարչապետը, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Ի 35 տարեկան եւ գրեթե 300
On April 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 արձանագրություն. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, երբ
Հունվարի 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
JOHN L. Sullivan էր գերիշխում մրցանակային մատանին իր կարիերայի. Ունեցող արձանագրում 40 հաղթանակ, ոչ կորուստները եւ երկու ոչ - ոքի, “Բոստոնի Ուժեղ Boy” համարվում էր անհաղթ. Sullivan հաղթել աշխարհի առաջնությունը 1882 եւ ելքագրված բոլոր գործընկերների կիզակետին հասած հետ պայքարում տասնիններորդ դարում հետ Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, JOHN L.
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. Սակայն, doctors diagnosed pneumonia. McGovern went from walking and talking to unresponsive in just one or two days. McGovern never recovered.
Monogram Pictures released So’s Your Aunt Emma! (1942) ապրիլի 17, 1942. Zasu Pitts stars as Aunt Emma Bates. In her youth, Aunt Emma was engaged to up-and-coming professional fighter Jim O’Banion. Her sister didn’t approve of the match, so they sent her on a trip to break up the couple. Aunt Emma regretted it and starts following the career
JOHN L. Sullivan էր անցումային ծանրորդ մրցանակ պայքարը չեմպիոն. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was
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