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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Men, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professionelle kampe i det 19. århundrede nød et dårligt ry uden for
På juli 3, 1905, Marvin Hart indtastet kampen for den ledige verden titel som en 3 til 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the
I 2010, St. Louis var den 58. største by i USA og den 19. største byområde. Omkring århundredskiftet, Det var den femte eller sjette største by i USA og den største vest for Mississippi-floden. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
På November 30, 1871, en stor skare mænd gik ombord på ti jernbanevogne på New Orleans, Mobil- og Texas-jernbanen, da den stoppede på Canal Street i New Orleans, Louisiana. Toget fortsatte videre til Montgomery Station nær Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, hvor folkemængden forlod regnen og gik ind i skoven. Sådan et underligt optog
On February 22, 1918, former World Bantamweight and Featherweight Boxing Champion “Terrible” Terry McGovern died in New York City’s Kings County Hospital. McGovern checked in a few days earlier with what McGovern thought was a severe upper respiratory infection. Men, doctors diagnosed pneumonia. McGovern went from walking and talking to unresponsive in just one or two days. McGovern never recovered.
Ingen udnyttede No Decision-æraen af professionel boksning som Battling Levinsky. Levinsky var en dygtig defensiv bokser, som tog lidt skade under sine kampe. Da Ring Magazine spurgte ham, hvorfor han var så aktiv, nogle gange tager 3 kampe på en dag omkring New York, sagde Levinsky, “Jeg kan godt lide penge, og jeg kommer aldrig til skade.” Levinsky var
På marts 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 i Jersey City, New Jersey, regerende verdensmester Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey mødte lys sværvægter boksning kong Georges Carpentier. Boksning fans strømmede til begivenheden resulterer i den første million dollar port i boksning historie. Kampen skulle vise sig det gamle boksning ordsprog, “En god stor mand slår altid en god lille mand.” Også selvom Georges Carpentier
Den 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
De få mennesker, der kender den prizefighter Paddy Ryan sikkert kender ham som John L. Sullivans offer. Sullivan slog Ryan for Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship i 1882. Ryan var dog en god fighter i sin egen ret. Ryan blev født i marts 15, 1851 i Irland. Hans familie emigrerede til Troy, New York. Ryan var kendt gennem hele hans