Category: تاريخ الملاكمة الاحترافي المبكر

No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.” Levinsky was

Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 إلى 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Blackburn developed the talents of the young champion and helped him

يوم الثلاثاء, ديسمبر 12, 1916, دافع سام انجفورد ل “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, الذي فاز من سام McVea في فبراير 1916. بين 1904 و 1919, أفضل الملاكمين من أصل إفريقي, أو الكنديين سوداء مثل انجفورد, كانت عالقة يقاتلون بعضهم بعضا ل “ملون” بطولة. إذا مقاتل الأبيض لم مكافحتها, كان فقط لتطوير سمعة الخاصة بهم ل

يوم الجمعة, مارس 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, كاليفورنيا. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 مساءا. وليام مولدون, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, جون L. سوليفان, for their 1889

Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. سوليفان, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on

على يوليو 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Even though Georges Carpentier

في مايو 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett