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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
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. Etter
During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. Louis, Missouri, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. However, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.
On Thursday, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen forsvarte sitt World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship mot andre engelskmannen Joe Goss. Allen, opprinnelig fra Birmingham, England, bosatte seg i St. Louis, Missouri. Allen ble til slutt en U.S. Borger. Allen viste en strid personlighet, innenfor og utenfor ringen, skaper mektige fiender blant de sportslige mennene i USA. Allen spesielt irritert
På fredag, June 10, 1910, Verdensmester i mellomvektboksing, Stanley Ketchel, kjempet sin siste kamp mot den ukjente Jim Smith. Ketchel har ryddet ut mellomvektsdivisjonen, så boksepromotørene slet med å finne passende konkurranse for Ketchel. På bare 24 år gammel, Ketchel levde hardt og kjempet konstant og forårsaket et tidlig sammenbrudd av kroppen hans. Etter å ha kjempet mot Smith, Ketchel hadde tenkt å
In March 1893, aviser over hele landet brakte historien om en foreslått kamp mellom den nåværende verdensmesteren i lett tungvektsboksing Jack McAuliffe og Saint Louis bokseinstruktør Mike Mooney. Selv om kampen ville virke rar fordi Mooney var en så lett ansett utfordrer, lokket av $2500 en side er sannsynligvis det som brakte mesteren til tabellen. Justert
Ingen utnyttet No Decision-æraen for profesjonell boksing som Battling Levinsky. Levinsky var en dyktig defensiv bokser, som tok liten skade under kampene sine. Da Ring Magazine spurte ham hvorfor han var så aktiv, noen ganger tar 3 kamper på en dag rundt New York, sa Levinsky, “Jeg liker penger og blir aldri skadet.” Levinsky var
På Mars 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
Juli 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Selv om Georges Carpentier
Mai 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan var imidlertid en god fighter i seg selv. Ryan ble født i mars 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan var kjent gjennom hele hans