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Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Sam Langford është konsideruar si një funt të madh për luftëtarët paund të të gjitha kohërave. Born on March 4, 1883 në Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 në 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Ai
Në maj 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Claims to the championship were very murky at the time. Thuggery and dirty tricks often obscured who was actually American Champion. Jem Mace, who was considered World Champion twice while fighting in England, was signed to meet Tom
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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
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Sam McVey do të fitojë Boxing Kampionatin Botëror Colored Heavyweight në një epokë ku tre luftëtarët më të mirë ishin të zi dhe të ngrirë nga foto titullit. Ai filloi 1903 jashtë aq mirë, ai do të ushtrojë presion mbi Botëror Heavyweight Boxing kampion James J. Jeffries për t'i dhënë atij një ndeshje. Jeffries refuzoi të thyer “Linja ngjyrë” by giving a
Në nëntor 30, 1910, Raportet erdhi nga Anglia se ish Botëror Heavyweight Champion Prizefighting Jem Mace kishte vdekur në 79 vjeç. Mace ishte kampion botëror nga 1860 në 1862 dhe përsëri nga 1866 në 1876. Pas thuhet fituar një milion dollarë në një karrierë që u shtri 1857 në 1909, Jem Mace vdiq pa para. 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 dhe 126 £, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Në korrik 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at