“Agriculteur” Burns Trains Jeffries

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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. After

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Tom Allen Wins, Kind Of

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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. Cependant, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.

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Tom Allen volé

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Le jeudi, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen a défendu son championnat du monde de combat contre les poids lourds Bare Knuckle Prizefighting contre son compatriote anglais Joe Goss.. Allen, originaire de Birmingham, England, installé à St. Louis, Missouri. Allen est finalement devenu un américain. Citoyen. Allen a fait preuve d'une personnalité pugnace, à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur du ring, se faire de puissants ennemis parmi les sportifs aux États-Unis. Allen particulièrement irrité

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Ketchel Saves Himself

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Le vendredi, Juin 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. A seulement 24 vieux ans, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to

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Battling Levinsky remporte le premier titre

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Personne n'a profité de l'ère No Decision de la boxe professionnelle comme Battling Levinsky. Levinsky était un boxeur défensif qualifié, qui a subi peu de dégâts lors de ses combats. Quand Ring Magazine lui a demandé pourquoi il était si actif, prenant parfois 3 combats en une journée autour de New York, Levinsky a dit, “J'aime l'argent et je ne me blesse jamais.” Levinsky était

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Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897

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Sur 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

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Jeffries KOs Corbett

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Sur 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

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