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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. After
Under 1800-talet, både priskämpar och duellister utnyttjade sandbanksöarna i Mississippifloden, runt St. Louis, Missouri, att hålla prisstrider eller dueller. Myndigheterna har rynkat på dueller till döden var som helst. Emellertid, både Illinois och Missouri förbjöd också priskamp. Bloody Island mitt i Mississippifloden strax norr om Downtown St.
På torsdag, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen försvarade sitt World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship mot engelsmannen Joe Goss. Allen, ursprungligen från Birmingham, England, bosatte sig i St. Louis, Missouri. Allen blev så småningom en U.S. Medborgare. Allen visade en strid personlighet, inuti och utanför ringen, skapa mäktiga fiender bland sportmännen i USA. Allen särskilt irriterad
På fredag, Juni 10, 1910, Världsmästaren i mellanviktsboxning Stanley Ketchel kämpade sin sista kamp mot den oförutsedda Jim Smith. Ketchel har rensat ut mellanviktsdivisionen, så boxningspromotorerna kämpade för att hitta lämplig tävling för Ketchel. På bara 24 år gammal, Ketchel levde hårt och kämpade ständigt och orsakade ett tidigt sammanbrott av hans kropp. Efter att ha slagits mot Smith, Ketchel tänkte
In March 1893, tidningar över hela landet berättade om en föreslagen match mellan den nuvarande världsmästaren i lätt tungviktsboxning Jack McAuliffe och Saint Louis boxningsinstruktör Mike Mooney. Även om matchen skulle verka udda eftersom Mooney var en så lätt ansedd utmanare, lockelsen av $2500 en sida är förmodligen det som förde mästaren till tabellen. Justerad
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
På 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
På Juli 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.” Även om Georges Carpentier
På maj 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
The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan var dock en bra fighter i sin egen rätt. Ryan föddes i mars 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan var känd under hela sin tid