Tinju Efek pada Gulat sah

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Di tahun 1910-an, gulat profesional Amerika secara permanen pindah dari kontes gulat sah untuk pameran diatur sebelumnya. minat penggemar, kontrol promotor dan kurang keausan pada pegulat semua memainkan peran dalam transisi ini. tentang tekanan lain kurang berbicara di luar dari olahraga itu sendiri. Sebelum abad ke-20, tinju profesional adalah ilegal di Amerika Serikat. hanya buku jari

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Johnson Mengungguli McVey

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Pada hari Kamis, Februari 26, 1903, Jack Johnson mempertahankan Kejuaraan Tinju Kelas Berat Berwarna Dunia melawan Sam McVey yang tak terkalahkan. McVey membawa a 6-0 rekor dengan enam KO dalam pertandingan kejuaraan. Karena promotor tinju menolak membiarkan petarung kulit hitam berkompetisi untuk Kejuaraan Tinju Kelas Berat Dunia, petinju terbaik pada pergantian abad berjuang demi Dunia Berwarna

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McVey mengKO Ferguson

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Pada Agustus 11, 1915, Juara Tinju Kelas Berat Berwarna Dunia saat ini Sam McVey melawan Sandy Ferguson di Boston, Massachusetts di gym Atlas Athletic Association. McVey bertarung di era di mana promotor membekukan semua petinju Afrika-Amerika, kecuali Jack Johnson yang hebat, dari berjuang untuk kejuaraan dunia. McVey mengalahkan sebagian besar petarung kulit hitam hebat lainnya ini

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 tahun, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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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

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Pada Oktober 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 pon. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Penggemar kedua pria itu berdatangan

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Terrible Terry Wins Bantam Title

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“Terrible” Terry McGovern earned a reputation as one of the most powerful punchers in the history of the lighter divisions of professional boxing. McGovern weighed between 112 dan 126 pon. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, September 12, 1899, when he fought British

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Gotch Tries Boxing

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An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, which is why both promoters

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