Ketchel Saves Himself

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Nan Vandredi, Jen 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. Nan sèlman 24 ane fin vye granmoun, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to

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Ketchel Starches Sullivan

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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

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Ketchel goumen limyè lou Champ

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1909 te wè Stanley Ketchel kontinye apante tòrid li nan tout konbatan ki pi wo yo alantou limit pwa mwayen an. In March 1909, Ketchel te fè fas a yon defi ki ra, lè li te goumen kont chanpyon Mondyal Pwa lou Lejè Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. O'Brien se te yon boksè slick, ki te itilize vitès li ak elisiveness pou bat Ketchel nan premye tou. Malgre avantaj gwosè O'Brien, Ketchel te

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Muldoon Spars With Sullivan

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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,

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Kilrain batay Godfrey nan batay brital

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Nan Vandredi, Mas 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain te goumen ak George Godfrey nan California Athletic Club nan San Francisco, California. Mesye yo te goumen pou yon trofe ak $5,000. Mesye yo antre nan bag la nan 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, ansyen chanpyon World Heavyweight Wrestling, segonde Kilrain, ki moun ki Muldoon te antrene pou batay sa a. Muldoon te antrene advèsè Kilrain a, John L. Sullivan, pou yo 1889

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