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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 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
Txog rau hnub Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 10, 1910, Ntiaj teb Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought nws kawg sib ntaus tus unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel muaj cleared tawm tus middleweight faib, Ces boxing promoters struggled nrhiav suitable sib txeeb rau Ketchel. Ntawm xwb 24 xyoo, Ketchel nyob nyuaj thiab fought lossi yuav ua tau ib breakdown thaum ntxov ntawm nws lub cev. Tom qab ntaus Smith, Ketchel npaj siab rau
Nyob rau hauv 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. Tom 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
Mike “Ntxaib” Sullivan thov Welterweight ntuj Boxing Championship, thaum nws decisioned Mellody koj niam nyob tim 1907. Possessing ob txhais tes hnyav thiab zoo tshaj boxing tej kev txawj ntse, Sullivan thov lawm yeej loj heev tus poj Joe Gans thiab yav tom ntej Welterweight ntiaj teb Boxing tau zus ib Harry Lewis thaum nws cov hauj lwm. Lewis yeej lub npe welterweight, Thaum twg Sullivan yuav tsis ua rau cov 147 phaus
1909 Pom Stanley Ketchel tseem nws torrid pace los ntawm tag nrho cov fighters nyob ib ncig ntawm tus middleweight txwv. Nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 1909, Ketchel muag ib tug tsis tshua muaj kev sib tw, Thaum nws fought reigning ntiaj teb teeb Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. O'Brien yog ib tug slick boxer, Uas siv nws ceev thiab elusiveness los pummel Ketchel nyob rau hauv cov rounds thaum ntxov. Dua li ntawm O'Brien tus loj kom zoo dua, Ketchel yog
William Muldoon yog lub reigning ntiaj teb Heavyweight Wrestling Champion thiab ib tug muab sau lub cev culturist, Thaum Muldoon yog nrog John L. Sullivan tus backers tau lawv fighter zoo lawm. Sullivan yog lub reigning ntiaj teb Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting tau zus ib. Nws kos npe rau ib daim ntawv pom zoo kom tau raws li nws txoj kev sib tw toughest, Jake Kilrain, Nyob rau hauv lub Xya hli ntuj 1889. Sullivan tu nws nyob zoo lawm,
Tsis muaj leej twg muab kom zoo dua qhov kev txiav txim siab tsis muaj kev txiav txim siab era ntawm kev boxing xws li Battling Levinsky. Levinsky yog ib tug skilled defensive boxer, Leej twg muab me ntsis puas thaum nws fights. Thaum Ring Magazine nug nws vim li cas nws thiaj li dhia, qee zaus noj 3 fights nyob rau hauv ib hnub nyob Ib ncig ntawm New York, Levinsky hais tias, “Kuv nyiam nyiaj thiab kuv yeej tsis tau mob.” Levinsky yog
Tom Allen yug hauv Birmingham, Hais tab sis fought ib txhia nws nto moo tshaj fights hauv America. Nyob rau hauv 1867, Allen nyuam qhuav txav los rau St. Louis, Lub nroog coob hnub poob ntawm lub Mississippipi. Allen yeej tsis tshuav thiab yuav siv St. Louis raws li nws lub tsev puag los qhia rau prizefights. Allen fought feem coob nyob rau hauv bare knuckle prizefights li American boxing yuav tsis tau
Tuesday, Kaum ib hlis 18, 1884, Ntiaj teb heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting tau zus ib John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield ntawm Madison Square vaj nyob New York City. Sullivan yuav tsum tau overcome ntau tshaj xwb nws tus nrog sib ntaus hauv no bout. Cov txiv neej muas thaum chiv thawj pom zoo mus tua rau hnub Zwj Hli, Kaum ib hlis 17, 1884, Tiam sis New York City tub ceev xwm raug teeb meem cov txiv neej uas ntes. Tus wrangling nrog
Txog rau hnub Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 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