Langford Defeats The Great Gans

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Den December 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered

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Gamle røg Nederlag Benicia Boy

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John Morrissey hævdede World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship i en kontroversiel kamp med Yankee Sullivan i oktober 1853. Efter at slå et mord afgift for hans deltagelse i mordet på Bill “The Butcher” Til, Morrissey har besluttet at forsvare sin titel mod John C. Heenan, “Det Benicia Boy”. “Gamle røg” Morrissey besejrede Heenan i oktober 1858 bout held in

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Heenan Loses to King in Last Bout

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John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “Det Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight

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Hart’s Face Beats Up Johnson’s Fist

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On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Efter 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. Han meldte sig også ind som en af

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Tom Hyer Beats Yankee Sullivan

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Tom Hyer vandt den amerikanske Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship i 1841. Som de fleste prizefighting mestre af det nittende århundrede, han kæmpede ikke meget ofte. Hyer normalt betalt sine regninger som håndhæver for politiske partier i New York. Oprindeligt, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Ved noget Party” med sin ven William

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Oktober 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.

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Tammany Thugs Murder Bill the Butcher

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I juli 1854, World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, udfordret William “Bill the Butcher” Poole til et nej tabuer gadekamp. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, en deltids Prizefighter selv. Morrissey made a

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Thug Beats World Champ in Street Brawl

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På juli 26, 1854, the bare knuckle champion John Morrissey met occasional bare knuckle fighter William Poole in a no rules street brawl. What followed would be the worst five minutes of John Morrissey’s life. Oktober 23, 1853, the 22-year-old Morrissey beat Yankee Sullivan for the world bare knuckle championship in a disputed decision. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out

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