Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Abe Attell bol ťažký boxer. Dvakrát vyhral Svetový mušia Boxing Championship. On a jeho brat Monte boli prvými bratmi byť svetové boxerské šampiónmi v rovnakom čase po Monte vyhral svetový šampionát bantamové. Abe Attell won his first title when he was based out of the West End Boxing Club in St. Louis, MO.
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” a 235 libier. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Však,