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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
On February 23, 1906, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart defended his title in Los Angeles. When James J. Jeffries retired as heavyweight champion, Hart and Jack Sharkey fought for the vacant title. Hart was the surprise winner of the fight. Hart refused to fight Jack Johnson, the recognized best heavyweight. Instead he fought Tommy Burns, a 5’07” skilled boxer.
V torek, Februar 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast je v Richmond Areni v Point Richmondu izzval svetovnega prvaka v lahkem boksu, ki se bori z Nelsonom za Nelsonov naslov, California. 28-letni Nelson je naslov osvojil tako, da je nokavtiral velikega Joeja Gansa 1908. Boksarski strokovnjaki niso pričakovali, da bo Wolgast premagal Nelsona, čeprav je imel Wolgast časopisno odločitev glede Nelsona v 1909. Strokovnjaki
Novembra 30, 1871, velika množica moških se je vkrcala na deset železniških vagonov na New Orleansu, Mobilna in teksaška železnica, ko se je ustavila na ulici Canal Street v New Orleansu, Louisiana. Vlak je nadaljeval pot do postaje Montgomery blizu Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, kjer je množica pustila dež in se podala v gozd. Tako čudna procesija
Johnny Reagan was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
Četrtek, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen je branil naslov svetovnega prvaka v težki kategoriji v borbah z golimi členki proti Angležu Joeju Gossu. Allen, izvira iz Birminghama, England, nastanjen v St. Louis, Missouri. Allen je sčasoma postal U.S. Državljan. Allen je pokazal borbeno osebnost, znotraj in zunaj obroča, ustvarja močne sovražnike med športniki v Združenih državah. Allen še posebej razdražen
During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. Louis, Missouri, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. Vendar, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.
Ponedeljek, Lahko 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Both men lived and fought in Australia, although fan interest led Jackson to tour the world to take advantage of the financial opportunities in the United States and England. As in Australia, Jackson often found white boxers unwilling to fight him. Few
St. Louis, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell defended his World Featherweight Boxing Championship against frequent rival Harry Forbes. Forbes was also a regular on the St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes defeated Danny Dougherty for the
Sam Langford velja za eno od največjih funt za funt borcev vseh časov. Rojen marca 4, 1883 v Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, on velja za največjega kanadskega boksar vseh časov. Njegov boj kariera je segala od 1900 za 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. He
Maja 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Zahtevki za prvenstvo so bili takrat zelo nejasni. Lopovstvo in umazani triki so pogosto prikrili, kdo je pravzaprav ameriški prvak. Jem Mace, ki je med bojevanjem v Angliji dvakrat veljal za svetovnega prvaka, je bil podpisan za srečanje s Tomom