Jake Kilrain Boxes to a Draw

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While famous for fighting John L. Sullivan in the last world championship prizefight contested under bare knuckle rules, Jake Kilrain also took part in many gloved bouts. Prizefighting was transitioning from bare knuckle rules to gloved bouts under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules (early amateur and professional boxing) in the late 19th Century. Like Sullivan, Kilrain would fight in major

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George Baptiste Venkoj Detroit Turniro

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dum marto 1891, George Baptiste vojaĝis de St. Louis al Detroit partopreni akirado-kiel-kaptaĵo-ujo luktado turniro. Dum ĉefe greko-romia luktisto, Baptiste konkurus en la dominanta usona stilo de catch-kiel-kaptaĵo-povas. La 26-jaraĝa Baptiste estis plenumebla amatora kaj profesia luktisto. Enirante la Detroit turniro, Baptiste perdis nur unu matĉon kiel profesiulo. La jaro antaŭ,

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Sam Langford Fights the Dixie Kid

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As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 Kaj 1919 were the African-American boxers forced to fight each other for theColored Championship”. Even after the great Jack Johnson finally broke the color line and won the World Heavyweight Championship, he would only defend the title against white contenders. Rezulte, the toughest challengers

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