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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. However, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Pertarungan profesional di abad ke-19 memiliki reputasi yang buruk di luar dunia
Pada tanggal 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 untuk 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
Di 2010, St. Louis adalah kota ke-58 terbesar di Amerika Serikat dan ke-19 wilayah metropolitan terbesar. Sekitar pergantian abad, itu adalah kota terbesar kelima atau keenam di Amerika Serikat dan barat terbesar dari Sungai Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
Pada November 30, 1871, sekelompok besar pria menaiki sepuluh gerbong di New Orleans, Kereta api Mobile dan Texas saat berhenti di Canal Street di New Orleans, Louisiana. Kereta melanjutkan perjalanan ke Stasiun Montgomery dekat Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, dimana kerumunan meninggalkan hujan dan berjalan menuju hutan. Prosesi yang aneh
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. However, doctors diagnosed pneumonia. McGovern went from walking and talking to unresponsive in just one or two days. McGovern never recovered.
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
Pada bulan Maret 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
Pada tanggal 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.” Meskipun Georges Carpentier
Pada tanggal 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
Sedikit orang yang tahu tentang prizefighter Paddy Ryan mungkin mengenalnya sebagai John L. Korban Sullivan. Sullivan mengalahkan Ryan untuk Heavyweight Championship di prizefighting 1882. Ryan adalah petarung yang baik. Ryan lahir pada bulan Maret 15, 1851 di Irlandia. Keluarganya pindah ke Troy, New York. Ryan dikenal melalui miliknya