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Sam Langford es considerado uno de los más grandes peleadores libra por libra de todos los tiempos. Nacido en marzo 4, 1883 en Weymouth Falls, Nueva Escocia, se le considera el más grande boxeador canadiense de todos los tiempos. Su carrera en la lucha se extendía desde 1900 a 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Él
En mayo 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Las afirmaciones sobre el campeonato eran muy turbias en ese momento.. Los matones y los trucos sucios a menudo ocultaban quién era en realidad el campeón estadounidense. Jem Mace, quien fue considerado Campeón del Mundo dos veces mientras peleaba en Inglaterra, firmó para conocer a Tom
Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. In 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. Louis, Misuri. Besides having his camp in St. Louis, Attell defended his title several times at St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
While famous for fighting John L. Sullivan in the last world championship prizefight contested under bare knuckle rules, Jake Kilrain also took part in many gloved bouts. Prizefighting was transitioning from bare knuckle rules to gloved bouts under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules (early amateur and professional boxing) in the late 19th Century. Like Sullivan, Kilrain would fight in major
Como he escrito en varios posts, los mejores boxeadores de peso pesado entre 1900 y 1919 ¿Fueron los boxeadores afroamericanos obligados a luchar entre sí por el “Campeonato de colores”. Incluso después de que el gran Jack Johnson finalmente rompió la línea de color y ganó el Campeonato Mundial de Peso Pesado., solo defendería el título contra contendientes blancos. Como resultado, los retadores más duros
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
En noviembre 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 years of age. Mace was world champion from 1860 a 1862 and again from 1866 a 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 a 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 y 126 libras, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. En julio 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at