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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
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. Po
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. Vendar, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.
Četrtek, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen je branil naslov svetovnega prvaka v težki kategoriji v borbah z golimi členki proti Angležu Joeju Gossu. Allen, izvira iz Birminghama, England, nastanjen v St. Louis, Missouri. Allen je sčasoma postal U.S. Državljan. Allen je pokazal borbeno osebnost, znotraj in zunaj obroča, ustvarja močne sovražnike med športniki v Združenih državah. Allen še posebej razdražen
V petek, Junij 10, 1910, Svetovni boksarski prvak v srednji kategoriji Stanley Ketchel je svojo zadnjo borbo odigral proti nenapovedanemu Jimu Smithu. Ketchel je očistil srednjo kategorijo, zato so se boksarski promotorji trudili najti primerno konkurenco za Ketchela. Na samo 24 stara leta, Ketchel je težko živel in se nenehno boril, kar je povzročilo zgodnjo okvaro njegovega telesa. Po boju s Smithom, Ketchel je nameraval
In March 1893, časopisi po vsej državi so objavili zgodbo o predlaganem dvoboju med trenutnim svetovnim boksarskim prvakom v poltežki kategoriji Jackom McAuliffejem in inštruktorjem boksa iz Saint Louisa Mikeom Mooneyjem. Čeprav bi se tekma zdela nenavadna, ker je bil Mooney tako slabo obravnavan izzivalec, vaba za $2500 stran je verjetno tista, ki je prvaka pripeljala na mizo. Prilagojeno
Nihče ni izkoristil obdobja No Decision v profesionalnem boksu kot Battling Levinsky. Levinsky je bil spreten obrambni boksar, ki je med svojimi borbami utrpel malo škode. Ko ga je revija Ring vprašala, zakaj je tako aktiven, včasih jemanje 3 bitke v enem dnevu okoli New Yorka, je rekel Levinski, “Rad imam denar in nikoli nisem prizadet.” Levinski je bil
Marca 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
Julija 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Čeprav Georges Carpentier
Maja 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
Tistih nekaj ljudi, ki vedo o Profesionalen pevec Paddy Ryan ga verjetno poznate kot John L. Sullivan je žrtev. Sullivan premagati Ryana za Težji Prizefighting prvenstvu v 1882. Ryan je bil sam po sebi dober borec. Ryan se je rodil marca 15, 1851 na Irskem. Njegova družina emigrirala v Trojo, New York. Ryan je bil ves čas znan