Stridssportshistoriker och kampsportare
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Abe Attell var en tuff boxare. Han vann World Featherweight Boxing Championship två gånger. 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. Louis, MO.
Medan du gör forskning, Jag hittade denna bild på Manassa Mauler utbildning för sin 4 juli, 1919 titel kamp med Jess Willard, World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard var en jätte av en man vid 6’06” och 235 pounds. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Emellertid,