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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 mus 1930.
Nyob rau lub kaum ib hlis 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. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 mus 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
Tuesday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 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 yeej cov American mus khaws khauj tsiav Prizefighting Championship nyob rau 1841. Zoo li feem ntau prizefighting champions ntawm lub xyoo pua Nineteenth, nws yeej tsis tua ntau zaus. Hyer nquag them nws tej nqi kho mob raws li tus enforcer thoj tog nyob New York. Keeb xeeb, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Paub tias tsis muaj dab tsi los yog tus neeg” nrog nws cov phooj ywg William
Hnub Monday, Tej zaum 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. Nyob rau lub ob hlis ntuj 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 puas tau yog ib qhov loj tshaj quj quj fighters txhua lub sij hawm. Born on March 4, 1883 nyob rau hauv cov kev uas yuav ntog Weymouth, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 mus 1926. Langford tsuas sawv 5 taw rau thiab ib nrab nti siab thiab weighed 185 phaus thaum nws heaviest. Nws
Saum ntuj 10, 1870, 39-xyoo prizefighter Jem Mace ntsib prizefighter 30 xyoo Tom Allen hauv Kennerville, Louisiana rau lub ntiaj teb 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. Nyob rau hauv 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. Thaum lub sij hawm, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell