Sam Langford KOs Battlin’ Jim Johnson

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On Tuesday, Desember 12, 1916, Sam Langford forsvarte “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, som han vant fra Sam McVea i februar 1916. Mellom 1904 and 1919, de beste afroamerikanske bokserne, eller svarte kanadiere som Langford, sto fast og kjempet mot hverandre “farget” Mesterskap. Hvis en hvit fighter kjempet mot dem, det var bare for å utvikle sitt eget rykte til

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Jeffries KOs Jackson

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James J. Jeffries dominerte amerikansk tungvektsboksing fra 1899 til 1904. Etter å ha vunnet World Heavyweight Boxing Championship fra Bob Fitzsimmons i 1899, Jeffries laget 9 vellykkede tittelforsvar i løpet av de neste fem årene. Han trakk seg ubeseiret inn 1905 before be lured back for an ill-fated comeback against the great Jack Johnson. Jeffries didn’t win his bouts with superior boxing

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Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897

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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

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