Category: História da luta premiada

Durante o século XIX, tanto lutadores quanto duelistas aproveitaram as ilhas de bancos de areia no rio Mississippi, perto de St.. Louis, Missouri, para realizar lutas de boxe ou duelos. As autoridades desaprovaram duelos até a morte em qualquer local. However, tanto Illinois quanto Missouri também proibiram a luta de boxe. Ilha Sangrenta no meio do rio Mississippi, ao norte de Downtown St.

Na quinta-feira, Setembro 7, 1876, Tom Allen defended his World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship against fellow Englishman Joe Goss. Allen, originally from Birmingham, England, 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

In the 19th century, 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

John L. Sullivan foi a transição dos pesos pesados ​​prêmio campeão de luta. 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