Марвін Харт Перамог вакантны тытул

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On July 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 для 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. Widely considered the

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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. Аднак, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Прафесійныя баі ў 19-м стагоддзі карысталіся дрэннай рэпутацыяй за межамі краіны

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Palooka (1934)

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Студзеня 26, 1934, United Artists released Palooka (1934), a feature film based on the popular comic strip. Stuart Erwin plays Joe Palooka but Jimmy Durante steals the show as his manager Knobby Walsh. Joe Palooka is the son of former world boxing champion Pete Palooka. When Joe was a baby, his mother Mayme, played by Marjorie Rambeau, бярэ яго

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Кастрычнік 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Масачусэтс. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 фунты. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Прыехалі прыхільнікі абодвух мужчын

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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 і 126 фунты. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, <Прамежак bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "2194" bbox_w = "63" bbox_h = "19" FSIZE = "13" fweight = "3" чырвоны = "255" зялёны = "255" сіні = "255" альфа = " 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. У 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, Mississippi around

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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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Джэк Джонсан і Бой стагоддзя

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, сышоў у адстаўку былы чэмпіён, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Белая надзея” супернікі. У росквіце сіл, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Jeanette Gets Revenge on McVey

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Красавіка 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 хвілін. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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John L. Саліван дамінавалі ў рынгу ў час яго кар'еры. Валодаючы запіс 40 перамог, няма страты і дзве нічыіх, “Бостан моцны хлопчык” лічылі непераможнай,. Саліван выйграў чэмпіянат свету ў 1882 і размяркоўвалі ўсе прэтэндэнты кульмінацыяй барацьбы дзевятнаццатага стагоддзя з Джэйк Килрейн. Пасля перамогі над Kilrain ў гэтым эпічнай баі, John L.

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