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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Ar Samhain 30, 1871, a large crowd of men boarded ten rail cars on the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas railroad as it stopped on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The train continued on to Montgomery Station near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where the crowd left the rain and made their way into the woods. Such an odd procession
James J. Bhí Jeffries chun tosaigh sa dornálaíocht throm mheáchain ó Mheiriceá 1899 to 1904. Tar éis dó Craobh Dornálaíochta Meáchan Trom an Domhain a bhuachan ó Bob Fitzsimmons i 1899, Jeffries déanta 9 cosaintí teidil rathúla sna cúig bliana amach romhainn. Chuaigh sé ar scor gan sárú i 1905 a mhealladh ar ais le haghaidh teacht ar ais droch-fhortún i gcoinne an sár Jack Johnson. Níor bhuaigh Jeffries a chuid babhtaí le dornálaíocht níos fearr
Ar Dé Máirt, Feabhra 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, California. 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 bhuaigh an Mheiriceá Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Craobh i 1841. Mar chuid is mó Seaimpíní prizefighting an hAois Déag, Ní raibh sé ag troid go minic. HYER íoctar de ghnáth a billí mar Fhorfheidhmí do pháirtithe polaitíochta i Nua-Eabhrac. Ar dtús, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Know Páirtí Ní dhéanfaidh aon ní” lena chara William
On Monday, Bealtaine 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Bhí an bheirt fhear ina gcónaí agus ag troid san Astráil, cé gur thug spéis lucht leanúna Jackson ar camchuairt an domhain chun leas a bhaint as na deiseanna airgeadais sna Stáit Aontaithe agus i Sasana. Mar atá san Astráil, Is minic a d’aimsigh Jackson dornálaithe bána nach raibh toilteanach troid leis. 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 Meastar go bhfuil ceann de na punt is mó trodaithe punt de gach am. Born on March 4, 1883 i Weymouth bhFál, Albain Nua, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 to 1926. Langford sheas amháin 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Sé
On May 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. In 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
Le linn a chéad rith mar Chraobhchomórtas Dornálaíochta Meáchan Cleite an Domhain, Bhí Abe Attell bunaithe as St. Louis, Missouri. Seachas a champa a bheith aige i St. Louis, Chosain Attell a theideal arís agus arís eile ag St. Louis’ Club Lúthchleas Gael. At the time, St. Ba í Louis an chathair is mó siar ó Abhainn Mississippi sna Stáit Aontaithe. Born Abraham Washington Attell