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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Fil 1902, Il-futur Champion Dinji tal-Boxing Heavyweight Marvin Hart kien konkorrent li qed jogħlew. Jiġġieled primarjament mill-belt twelidu ta' Louisville, Kentucky, Hart kien imqabbel kontra Kid Carter fis-Southern Athletic Club f'Mejju 2, 1902. Fil 17-1, Hart kien jaf li rebħa oħra kienet se tagħmel triq twila biex tassigura ġlieda għat-titlu tal-piż tqil. Il-Kid Carter imwieled Brooklyn kellu l-intenzjoni li
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 lira
1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. In March 1909, Ketchel faced a rare challenge, when he fought reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. O’Brien was a slick boxer, who used his speed and elusiveness to pummel Ketchel in the early rounds. Despite O’Brien’s size advantage, Ketchel was
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Dwar Marzu 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, when they stopped in at a
Fuq Jannar 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Wara 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. Daħal ukoll bħala wieħed minn
Filwaqt li huwa famuż għall-ġlieda kontra John L. Sullivan fl-aħħar prizefight tal-kampjonat tad-dinja kkontesta taħt ir-regoli tal-għaksa vojta, Jake Kilrain ħa sehem ukoll f’ħafna attakki bl-ingwanti. Il-ġlied tal-premjijiet kien qed jgħaddi minn regoli tal-għaksa vojta għal combats bl-ingwanti taħt ir-Regoli tal-Markiz ta' Queensberry (boxing dilettanti u professjonali kmieni) fl-aħħar tas-Seklu 19. Bħal Sullivan, Kilrain kien jiġġieled fil-maġġuri
William Muldoon kien iċ-Champion renjanti tal-Wrestling World Heavyweight u kulturist fiżiku magħruf, meta Muldoon kien impenjat minn John L. Is-sostennijiet ta’ Sullivan biex iġibu l-ġlied tagħhom fil-forma. Sullivan kien iċ-Champion renjanti World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting. Huwa ffirma ftehim biex jiltaqa’ mal-isfidant l-aktar iebes tiegħu, Jake Kilrain, f'Lulju 1889. Sullivan ammetta li kien f'forma ħażina,
Nhar it-Tlieta, Frar 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast sfida ċ-Champion Dinji tal-Boxing Lightweight Battling Nelson għat-titlu ta’ Nelson f’Richmond Arena f’Point Richmond, California. Nelson ta’ 28 sena rebaħ it-titlu billi knock out lill-kbir Joe Gans ġewwa 1908. Esperti tal-boksing ma stennewx li Wolgast jegħleb lil Nelson minkejja li Wolgast kellu deċiżjoni tal-gazzetta fuq Nelson fi 1909. Pundits