Sam Langford bori se s Stanleyjem Ketchelom

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U srijedu, Travanj 27, 1910, reigning World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought a six-round, non-title match with African American boxer Sam Langford. Langford is one of the greatest boxers of all-time. Međutim, Langford found himself frozen out of world title fights by promoters and boxers adhering to the “color line.” Promoters and boxers used the “color line” to prevent

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“Seljak” Burns trenira Jeffriesa

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When the great Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the boxing establishment started searching for a “white hope” to defeat Johnson. In desperation to find someone to defeat Johnson, promoters and sports writers started lobbying former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries to end his retirement to fight Johnson. Jeffries retired undefeated in 1905. Nakon

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Tom Allen pobjeđuje, Vrsta

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Tijekom 19.st, i natjecatelji i duelisti iskoristili su pješčane sprudove otoka u rijeci Mississippi, oko St. Louis, Missouri, održavati borbe za nagrade ili dvoboje. Vlasti su se namrštile na dvoboje do smrti na bilo kojem mjestu. Međutim, i Illinois i Missouri također su zabranili borbu za nagrade. Krvavi otok usred rijeke Mississippi sjeverno od središta St.

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Tom Allen opljačkan

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On Thursday, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen obranio je svoju titulu prvaka svijeta u teškoj kategoriji u borbama golim zglobom protiv svog kolege Engleza Joea Gossa. Allen, originally from Birmingham, Engleska, settled in St. Louis, Missouri. Allen eventually became a U.S. Citizen. Allen showed a pugnacious personality, inside and outside the ring, making powerful enemies amongst the sporting men in the United States. Allen particularly irritated

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Tom Allen Fights Bill Davis

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U 19. stoljeću, most states banned bare-knuckled prizefighting and professional gloved boxing. Police often arrested fighter, managers, and promoters to stop prizefighting. A unique aspect of geography turned St. Louis into an ideal fight venue to get around the authorities’s activity to stop professional prizefighting. In the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois, the river’s current created a handful

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Ketchel se spašava

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U petak, Lipanj 10, 1910, Svjetski boksački prvak u srednjoj kategoriji Stanley Ketchel odradio je svoju posljednju borbu protiv nenajavljenog Jima Smitha. Ketchel je počistio srednju kategoriju, pa su se boksački promotori mučili pronaći odgovarajuću konkurenciju za Ketchela. U samo 24 godina, Ketchel je živio teško i neprestano se borio uzrokujući rano slom svog tijela. Nakon borbe protiv Smitha, Ketchel je namjeravao

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Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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Ivan L. Sullivan je prijelazno teškoj kategoriji nagrada borbe prvak. 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

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Hrvanje prvak Pokušava boks

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U utorak, Siječanj 19, 1909, Doktor. Benjamin Roller, Seattle liječnik i pro hrvač koji je bio dovoljno dobar za pobjedu američki prvenstvo u teškoj kategoriji, neobjašnjivo odlučio okušati u profesionalnom boksu. Protivnik mu je bio prijatelj i sparing partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, tko će pobijediti obojeni svijet teškoj kategoriji boks prvenstvo. Doktor. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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McVey je nokautirao Fergusona

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Kolovoza 11, 1915, aktualni obojeni svjetski boksački prvak u teškoj kategoriji Sam McVey borio se protiv Sandyja Fergusona u Bostonu, Massachusetts u teretani atletske udruge Atlas. McVey se borio u eri u kojoj su promotori zamrznuli sve afroameričke boksače, osim velikog Jacka Johnsona, od borbe za svjetsko prvenstvo. McVey je pobijedio većinu ostalih velikih crnih boraca ovoga svijeta

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