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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 til 1930.
På November 30, 1871, en stor skare mænd gik ombord på ti jernbanevogne på New Orleans, Mobil- og Texas-jernbanen, da den stoppede på Canal Street i New Orleans, Louisiana. Toget fortsatte videre til Montgomery Station nær Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, hvor folkemængden forlod regnen og gik ind i skoven. Such an odd procession
James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 til 1904. After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship from Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899, Jeffries made 9 successful title defenses during the next five years. He retired undefeated in 1905 before be lured back for an ill-fated comeback against the great Jack Johnson. Jeffries didn’t win his bouts with superior boxing
På tirsdag, Februar 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, Californien. The 28-year-old Nelson won the title by knocking out the great Joe Gans in 1908. Boxing experts did not expect Wolgast to defeat Nelson even though Wolgast held a newspaper decision over Nelson in 1909. Pundits
Tom Hyer vandt den amerikanske Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship i 1841. Som de fleste prizefighting mestre af det nittende århundrede, han kæmpede ikke meget ofte. Hyer normalt betalt sine regninger som håndhæver for politiske partier i New York. Oprindeligt, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Ved noget Party” med sin ven William
På mandag, Maj 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Both men lived and fought in Australia, although fan interest led Jackson to tour the world to take advantage of the financial opportunities in the United States and England. As in Australia, Jackson often found white boxers unwilling to fight him. Few
St. Louis, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell defended his World Featherweight Boxing Championship against frequent rival Harry Forbes. Forbes was also a regular on the St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes defeated Danny Dougherty for the
Sam Langford betragtes som en af de største pund for pund krigere af hele tiden. Born on March 4, 1883 i Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 til 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Han
Den 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
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. I 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, Missouri. 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