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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Oliver Leonard Kirk ima razliko, da so le olimpijski boksar osvojiti zlato medaljo v dveh ločenih razredov teže na istih olimpijskih igrah. Oliver Kirk doseči ta podvig na svojem domačem kraju olimpijskih igrah v 1904. St. Louis gostil že tretji olimpijadi v 1904 Svetovni sejem Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
V decembru 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
Čeprav je znan po boju proti Johnu L. Sullivan v zadnji borbi za nagrado svetovnega prvenstva, ki je potekala po pravilih golih prstov, Jake Kilrain je sodeloval tudi v številnih dvobojih v rokavicah. Prizefighting je prešel iz pravil z golimi členki na dvoboje v rokavicah po pravilih markiza Queensberryja (zgodnji amaterski in profesionalni boks) v poznem 19. stoletju. Kot Sullivan, Kilrain bi se boril v majorju
Kot sem že napisal v več prispevkih, najboljši boksarji v težki kategoriji med 1900 in 1919 so bili afroameriški boksarji prisiljeni v boj med seboj “Barvno prvenstvo”. Tudi potem, ko je odlični Jack Johnson dokončno prebil barvno črto in osvojil svetovno prvenstvo v težki kategoriji, naslov bi branil le proti belim kandidatom. As a result, najtežji izzivalci
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
Novembra 30, 1910, Poročila prišla iz Anglije, ki je nekdanji svetovni prvak v težki kategoriji Prizefighting Jem Mace umrl 79 let. Mace je svetovni prvak iz 1860 za 1862 in spet iz 1866 za 1876. Po poročanju zaslužijo milijon dolarjev v karieri, ki raztezajo 1857 za 1909, Jem Mace umrl brez prebite pare. He was laid to rest
“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 in 126 funtov, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Julija 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Da: Politics, Prizefighting in Umor Bill Butcher. The hot air laid stagnant in the room as the man in the corner tried to sleep. Giving up on the possibility of sleep, the “Troy Giant” pulled himself into a sitting position on the edge of the bed.
Maja 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
V 2010, St. Louis je 58. največje mesto v Združenih državah Amerike in 19. največje metropolitansko območje. Ob prelomu stoletja, je bil peti ali šesto največje mesto v Združenih državah Amerike in največja zahodno od reke Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in