Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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John L. Sullivan a fost de tranziție la categoria grea premiu campion lupta. 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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Lupte Champion Incearca Box

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Marți, Ianuarie 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, un medic Seattle și pro wrestler care a fost suficient de bun pentru a câștiga campionatul american Heavyweight, în mod inexplicabil a decis să încerce mâna la box profesionist. Adversarul său a fost prieten și partener de sparring, “Denver” Ed Martin, cine va câștiga Campionatul Mondial de box la categoria grea colorate. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Langford Înfrângeri Marea Gans

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Decembrie 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” Pentru, 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. Inițial, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Octombrie 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 Măcelarul

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În iulie 1854, World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, care, de asemenea, rupt ca Tammany Hall aplicator, contestat William “Bill Măcelarul” Poole la un nu deține prescris bataie de strada. Rezultatul a fost o bătaie și câteva luni de recuperare teribil pentru John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, un part-time se boxer profesionist. Morrissey made a

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