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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Абэ Attell быў жорсткі баксёр. Ён выйграў у полулегком чэмпіянаце свету па боксе ў два разы. He and his brother Monte were the first brothers to be world boxing champions at the same time after Monte won the World Bantamweight Championship. Abe Attell won his first title when he was based out of the West End Boxing Club in St. Луіс, Місуры.
While doing research, I found this picture of the Manassa Mauler training for his July 4th, 1919 title fight with Jess Willard, the World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard was a giant of a man at 6’06” і 235 фунты. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Аднак,