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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Sam McVey, yang dianggap sebagai Idol dari Paris, selama karir tinju dari 1902 untuk 1921, sebagian besar dilupakan hari ini. Salah satu kelas berat hitam terbesar pada zamannya, ia terdepak dari berjuang untuk gelar juara dunia bahkan setelah Jack Johnson mengalahkan Tommy Terbakar pada 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Abe Attell adalah seorang petinju tangguh. Ia memenangkan Kejuaraan Tinju Dunia bulu dua kali. Dia dan saudaranya Monte adalah saudara pertama yang menjadi juara tinju dunia pada saat yang sama setelah Monte memenangkan bantam Kejuaraan Dunia. Abe Attell memenangkan gelar pertamanya ketika ia berbasis di West End Boxing Club di St. Louis, MO.
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, ketika mereka berhenti di a
While doing research, I found this picture of the Manassa Mauler training for his July 4th, 1919 title fight with Jess Willard, the World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard was a giant of a man at 6’06” dan 235 pon. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. However,