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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Etan 35 years of age and nearly 300
Apirilaren 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 minutu. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when
John L. Sullivan nagusi zuen saria eraztuna bere ibilbidean zehar. Erregistro bat edukitzea 40 garaipen, no galerak eta bi zozketa, “The Boston Strong Boy” invencible jotzen zen. Sullivan munduko txapelketa irabazi zuen 1882 eta errezeten challengers guztiak siglo XIX Fight Jake Kilrain batekin batera zelarik. Kilrain garaituz epiko bout honetan ostean, John L.
John L. Sullivan trantsizioko heavyweight saria borroka txapelduna izan zen. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was
The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan borrokalari ona izan zen berez. Ryan martxoan jaio zen 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan bere bidez ezagutzen zen
Urtarrilaren On 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
Asteartean, Urtarrila 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Main Content – Martxoan 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivanen munduko txapelketak hautsi zuen kolorea
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, batean gelditu zirenean
Sam McVey tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows