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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
In March 1893, newspapers across the country carried the story of a proposed match between current world light heavyweight boxing champion Jack McAuliffe and Saint Louis boxing instructor Mike Mooney. Although the match would seem odd because Mooney was such a lightly regarded challenger, the lure of $2500 a side is probably what brought the champion to the table. Adjusted
Cümə günü, Iyun 10, 1910, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought his last fight against unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel has cleared out the middleweight division, so boxing promoters struggled to find suitable competition for Ketchel. Yalnız 24 dək təvəllüd, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
Ilə 1902, Boks üzrə ağır çəkidə gələcək Dünya Çempionu Marvin Hart yüksələn bir iddiaçı idi. Əsasən doğulduğu Luisvilldən kənarda döyüşür, Kentucky, May ayında Southern Athletic Club-da Hart Kid Carterlə qarşılaşdı 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart başqa bir qələbənin ağır çəkidə titul döyüşünü təmin etmək üçün uzun bir yol keçəcəyini bilirdi. Brooklyn əsilli Kid Carter niyyətində idi
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
1909 Stenli Ketçelin orta çəki limiti ətrafında bütün ən yaxşı döyüşçülər arasında qızğın tempini davam etdirdiyini gördü. In March 1909, Ketchel nadir bir problemlə üzləşdi, Yüngül Ağır çəkili dünya çempionu Philadelphia Jack O'Brien ilə döyüşəndə. O'Brien bacarıqlı boksçu idi, o, ilk raundlarda Ketçeli vurmaq üçün sürətindən və çətinliyindən istifadə etdi. O'Brienin ölçüsü üstünlüyünə baxmayaraq, Ketchel idi
William Muldoon was the reigning World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and a noted physical culturist, when Muldoon was engaged by John L. Sullivan’s backers to get their fighter in shape. Sullivan was the reigning World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. He signed an agreement to meet his toughest challenger, Jake Kilrain, in July 1889. Sullivan admitted he was in bad shape,
No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.” Levinsky was
Tom Allen Birmingemdə anadan olub, England but fought some of his most famous fights in America. Ilə 1867, Allen moved to St. Louis, the largest city west of the Mississippi. Allen never left and would use St. Louis as his home base to train for prizefights. Allen fought mostly in bare knuckle prizefights as American boxing would not be
Çərşənbə axşamı, Noyabr 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, Noyabr 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Cümə günü, Mart 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, California. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, John L. Sullivan, for their 1889