Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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Џон Л. Саливен је био прелазни тешкој категорији награда борбе шампион. 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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Рвање Шампион Покушава Бокинг

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У уторак, Јануар 19, 1909, Др. Бенџамин ваљка, Сијетл лекар и професионални рвач који је био довољно добар да победи америчку Хеавивеигхт Цхампионсхип, необјашњиво је одлучио да се опроба у професионалном боксу. Његов противник је био пријатељ и спаринг партнер, “Денвер” Ед Мартин, ко ће победити у боји Светско првенство бокс у тешкој категорији. Др. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Sam McVey’s Big Right Hand

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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

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Langford Defeats The Great Gans

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На дан 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. Често се разматра Сем Ленгфорд

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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” На, 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. Првобитно, Хајер је користио своје таленте за Виговце, али би променио оданост “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William

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Морриссеи вс. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Октобра 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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Таммани Силеџије Убиство Бил Месар

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У јулу 1854, Светски шампион Џон Барекнуцкле професионални бокс Морриссеи, који је такође прекинула као Таммани Халл шерифе, оспорио Вилијам “Бил Месар” Пул на НО држи забрањено Стреет Фигхт. Резултат је био страшан премлаћивање и неколико месеци опоравка за Јохн Морриссеи. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a

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