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Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Sou Desanm 8, 1903, Sam Langford goumen reliant ki lejè chanpyon nan boksè nan pwovens li kote l nan Boston, Massachusetts. Anvan yo fè batay Langford, pi ekspè boksè te santi Joe Gans pa t 'ka bat nan yon bout lejitim. Li te fèt nan Baltimore, Maryland, Gans te kapab kraze baryè a pa genyen koulè Mondyal lejè boksè chanpyona a. Sam Langford is often considered
John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” Poole, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 1858 bout held in
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “the 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. After 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
Sou Oktòb 12, 1853, 23 ane-fin vye granmoun John Morrissey ta satisfè 40 ane-fin vye granmoun “Yankee” Sullivan pou Ameriken epi pètèt Mondyal lour Prizefighting chanpyona a. Sullivan te konsidere kòm chanpyon an depi Tom HYER, ki moun ki te bat Sullivan deja, pran retrèt olye pou yo goumen Sullivan nan yon rematch. Sullivan reklame tit la e li te apiye pa HYER, who had made peace with Sullivan.
An jiyè 1854, Mondyal Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey la, ki moun ki tou koupe kòm TAMMANY Hall anforse, defye William “Bill Butcher an” Poole nan yon pa gen okenn kenbe entèdi batay lari. Rezilta a se te yon bat ak plizyè mwa rekiperasyon terib pou Jan Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, yon-tan pasyèl Prizefighter tèt li. Morrissey made a
Sou Jiye 26, 1854, artikule fè chanpyon nan John Morrissey te rankontre okazyonèl avyon de gè fè artikule William Poole nan yon tapaj okenn règ lari yo. Ki sa ki ta dwe swiv pi mal senk minit yo nan lavi John Morrissey nan. Sou Oktòb 23, 1853, 22-zan Morrissey a bat Yankee Sullivan pou mond fè chanpyona a artikule nan yon desizyon diskite. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out
Jack Johnson has always been a tough subject for me. Mwen admire kouraj li ak fòs li genyen nan konfwonte rayi ak prejije nan yon tan lè fè sa mete lavi l 'an danje. Li te refize konfòme ak aksepte yon pozisyon nan enferyorite ak blan Ameriken. Men,, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, who was considered the Idol of Paris, during his boxing career from 1902 to 1921, is largely forgotten today. One of the greatest black heavyweights of his time, he was frozen out of fighting for the world title even after Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns in 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Pandan y ap fè rechèch, Mwen te jwenn foto sa a nan fòmasyon an Manassa Mauler pou 4 jiyè l ', 1919 tit goumen ak Jess Willard, Mondyal lour boksè chanpyon yo. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard se te yon jeyan nan yon nonm nan 6’06” ak 235 liv. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Sepandan,