Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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John L. Sullivan era il premio dei pesi massimi campione di combattimento di transizione. 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

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So’s Your Aunt Emma! (1942)

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Monogram Pictures released So’s Your Aunt Emma! (1942) aprile 17, 1942. Zasu Pitts stars as Aunt Emma Bates. In her youth, Aunt Emma was engaged to up-and-coming professional fighter Jim O’Banion. Her sister didn’t approve of the match, so they sent her on a trip to break up the couple. Aunt Emma regretted it and starts following the career

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Wrestling Champion Tries Boxing

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Il Martedì, Gennaio 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, un medico Seattle e pro wrestler che era abbastanza buono per vincere il Heavyweight Championship americano, inspiegabilmente deciso di provare la sua mano a pugilato professionistico. Il suo avversario era amico e sparring partner di, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Big mano destra di Sam McVey

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Sam McVey stanchi della mancanza di opportunità per i combattenti neri negli Stati Uniti nel corso del primo Novecento. McVey decise di partire per l'Europa in 1907, dove ha combattuto fino 1911. McVey ha combattuto in Australia per altri tre anni prima di tornare negli Stati Uniti. Questo breve film di highlight dalla Francia in 1911 con “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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Langford Defeats The Great Gans

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Dicembre 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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Old Smoke Defeats Benicia Boy

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John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” A, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 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 “the 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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Tom Hyer Beats Yankee Sullivan

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Tom Hyer won the American Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in 1841. Like most prizefighting champions of the Nineteenth Century, he did not fight very often. Hyer normally paid his bills as an enforcer for political parties in New York. Originariamente, Hyer ha impiegato i suoi talenti per i Whigs ma avrebbe cambiato alleanza con i “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Ottobre 12, 1853, 23 anni, John Morrissey avrebbe incontrato 40 anni “Yankee” Sullivan per l'americano e, eventualmente, World Heavyweight Championship pugilato. Sullivan era stato considerato il campione dal Tom Hyer, che aveva battuto in precedenza Sullivan, in pensione invece di combattere Sullivan in un rematch. Sullivan ha sostenuto il titolo ed è stata sostenuta da Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.

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Tammany Thugs Omicidio Bill il Macellaio

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In July 1854, the World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, challenged William “Bill the Butcher” Poole to a no holds barred street fight. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a

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