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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Sam McVey, som ansågs vara förebilden i Paris, under sin boxningskarriär från 1902 till 1921, är i stort sett bortglömd i dag. En av de största svarta tungviktare av sin tid, han blev utfryst av att kämpa för världstiteln även efter Jack Johnson besegrade Tommy Burns i 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Abe Attell var en tuff boxare. Han vann World Featherweight Boxing Championship två gånger. He and his brother Monte were the first brothers to be world boxing champions at the same time after Monte won the World Bantamweight Championship. Abe Attell won his first title when he was based out of the West End Boxing Club in 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, när de stannade till vid en
Medan du gör forskning, Jag hittade denna bild på Manassa Mauler utbildning för sin 4 juli, 1919 titel kamp med Jess Willard, World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard var en jätte av en man vid 6’06” och 235 pounds. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Emellertid,