Sullivan wint strijd van de 19e eeuw,en

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John L. Sullivan was de overgangsperiode zwaargewicht prijs gevechten kampioen. 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) on April 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 Probeert Boksen

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Op dinsdag, Januari 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, een in Seattle arts en professionele worstelaar die goed genoeg om de Amerikaanse Heavyweight Championship te winnen was, onverklaarbare wijze besloten om te proberen zijn hand bij professionele boksen. Zijn tegenstander was vriend en sparringpartner, “Denver” Ed Martin, die de Gekleurde World Heavyweight Boxing Championship zou winnen. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Sam McVey's Big Rechterhand

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Sam McVey moe van het gebrek aan kansen voor zwarte vechters in de Verenigde Staten tijdens de vroege twintigste eeuw. McVey besloten om te vertrekken voor Europa in 1907, waar hij vochten tot 1911. McVey vochten in Australië voor drie jaar alvorens terug te keren naar de Verenigde Staten. Deze korte hoogtepunt film uit Frankrijk in 1911 met “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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Langford Defeats The Great Gans

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Op 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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Old Smoke Nederlagen 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” Poole, Morrissey besloot om zijn titel tegen John C verdedigen. Heenan, “de Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey versloeg Heenan in het 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 “de 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. Oorspronkelijk, Hyer gebruikte zijn talenten voor de Whigs, maar zou trouw aan de “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Op 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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In juli 1854, de Wereld bareknuckle prizefighting kampioen John Morrissey, die ook verbroken als Tammany Hall enforcer, uitgedaagd William “Bill the Butcher” Poole naar een onbevangen street fight. Het resultaat was een verschrikkelijk pak slaag en enkele maanden herstel voor John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a

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