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Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Den December 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered
John Morrissey hævdede World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship i en kontroversiel kamp med Yankee Sullivan i oktober 1853. Efter at slå et mord afgift for hans deltagelse i mordet på Bill “The Butcher” Til, Morrissey har besluttet at forsvare sin titel mod John C. Heenan, “Det Benicia Boy”. “Gamle røg” Morrissey besejrede Heenan i oktober 1858 bout held in
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “Det Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Efter 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. He also entered as one of
Oktober 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.
I juli 1854, World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, udfordret William “Bill the Butcher” Poole til et nej tabuer gadekamp. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, en deltids Prizefighter selv. Morrissey made a
På juli 26, 1854, the bare knuckle champion John Morrissey met occasional bare knuckle fighter William Poole in a no rules street brawl. What followed would be the worst five minutes of John Morrissey’s life. Oktober 23, 1853, the 22-year-old Morrissey beat Yankee Sullivan for the world bare knuckle championship in a disputed decision. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out
Jack Johnson har altid været en hård genstand for mig. Jeg beundrer hans mod og styrke i at konfrontere had og bigotteri i en tid, når du gør det sætte sit liv i fare. Han nægtede at svare og acceptere en stilling underlegenhed til hvide amerikanere. Alligevel, ligesom mange mennesker, han var en fejlbehæftet mand. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, der blev betragtet som den Idol Paris, i løbet af sin boksning karriere fra 1902 til 1921, er stort set glemt i dag. En af de største sorte sværvægtere i sin tid, han blev frosset ud af at kæmpe for verden titel, selv efter Jack Johnson besejrede Tommy Burns i 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Mens du gør forskning, Jeg fandt dette billede af Manassa Mauler uddannelse for hans 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 kæmpe af en mand, ved 6’06” og 235 pounds. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Men,