Boxing’s Effect on Legitimate Wrestling

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In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle

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Johnson Outpoints McVey

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ໃນ​ວັນ​ພະ​ຫັດ, ກຸມ​ພາ 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, ນັກມວຍທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດໃນຊ່ວງເວລາຂອງສະຕະວັດທີ່ຕໍ່ສູ້ເພື່ອໂລກສີ

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McVey KOs Ferguson

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On August 11, 1915, ແຊ້ມມວຍນ້ຳໜັກລະດັບໂລກຄົນປັດຈຸບັນ Sam McVey ຕໍ່ສູ້ກັບ Sandy Ferguson ທີ່ນະຄອນ Boston, ລັດ Massachusetts ທີ່ຫ້ອງອອກກໍາລັງກາຍຂອງສະມາຄົມນັກກິລາ Atlas. McVey ໄດ້ຕໍ່ສູ້ໃນຍຸກທີ່ຜູ້ສົ່ງເສີມການຢຸດຊະງັກນັກມວຍຊາວອາຟຣິກາອາເມລິກາທັງໝົດ, ຍົກເວັ້ນ Jack Johnson ທີ່ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່, ຈາກ​ການ​ຕໍ່ສູ້​ເພື່ອ​ຊິງ​ແຊ້ມ​ໂລກ. McVey ໄດ້ເອົາຊະນະນັກຕໍ່ສູ້ຄົນຜິວດຳຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ອື່ນໆ

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 ປີ, 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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Marvin Hart Wins Title vacant

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On July 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 ກັບ 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. ພິຈາລະນາຢ່າງກວ້າງຂວາງ

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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. ຢ່າງ​ໃດ​ກໍ​ຕາມ, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. ການຕໍ່ສູ້ທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບໃນສະຕະວັດທີ 19 ໄດ້ຮັບຊື່ສຽງທີ່ບໍ່ດີຢູ່ນອກ

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ຕຸ​ລາ 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 ປອນ. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. ແຟນຂອງທັງສອງຄົນເຂົ້າມາ

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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 ແລະ 126 ປອນ. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x bbox_y = "335​" = "380​" bbox_w = "53​" bbox_h fsize = "17​" = "11​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ​ສີ​ຟ້າ = "210​" = "31​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = " 12, 1899, when he fought British

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Sullivan Beats Paddy Ryan

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On February 7, 1882, John L. Sullivan fought Paddy Ryan for a title, which was certainly the American Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship but probably not the World Title it was billed as. ໃນ 1880, Paddy Ryan won the title in his first and only prize fight before facing the ferocious power puncher Sullivan. The men met in Mississippi City, ລັດ Mississippi ປະມານ

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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, ນັ້ນແມ່ນເຫດຜົນທີ່ຜູ້ສົ່ງເສີມທັງສອງ

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