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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 для 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Блэкбэрн развіваў таленты маладога чэмпіёна і дапамагаў яму
У аўторак, Сьнежня 12, 1916, Сэм Лэнгфард абараняў “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, які ён выйграў у Сэма Маквеа ў лютым 1916. Паміж 1904 і 1919, лепшыя афраамерыканскія баксёры, або чорныя канадцы, як Лэнгфард, затрымаліся, змагаючыся адзін за аднаго “Каляровы” Чэмпіянат. Калі б з імі змагаўся белы баец, гэта было толькі для развіцця ўласнай рэпутацыі
Джэймс J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 для 1904. After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship from Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899, Jeffries made 9 successful title defenses during the next five years. He retired undefeated in 1905 before be lured back for an ill-fated comeback against the great Jack Johnson. Jeffries didn’t win his bouts with superior boxing
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Саліван, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Сакавіка 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
On July 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.” Even though Georges Carpentier
While bare knuckle prizefighter Tom Allen was born in England during 1840, he spent the majority of his adult life in St Louis after relocating to the United States in 1867. After a disappointing loss to Jem Mace in 1870, where he impressed spectators with a gallant performance in a losing effort, Allen started campaigning for a shot at American
Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. У 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. Луіс, Місуры. Besides having his camp in St. Луіс, Attell defended his title several times at St. Луіс’ West End Athletic Club. У той час, Вуліца. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
Bob “Рудзі Роберт” Фіцсіманс быў англійскім баксёрам, які перамог у бясспрэчнай сярэдняй вазе, чэмпіянат свету ў цяжкай і паўцяжкай вазе, на мяжы 20 ст. Часта памылкова прымаюць за аўстралійца, бо там ён пачынаў сваю баксёрскую кар'еру, Фіцсіманс адправіўся ў ЗША ў 1890 агітаваць за чэмпіёнства ў сярэдняй вазе. Фіцсіманс стаяў проста пад ім 6 feet tall but