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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 для 1930.
During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. Луіс, Місуры, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. Аднак, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.
Johnny Reagan was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Луіс, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Луіс’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
Tom Allen was born in Birmingham, England on April 23, 1840 but he became famous as a heavyweight bare knuckle prizefighter in America. Settling in St. Louis around 1867, Allen won the American Heavyweight Championship in 1873 and held the title until 1876. He returned to England for a year before returning to St. Louis for good in 1878. Back
Майк “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
In March 1893, newspapers across the country carried the story of a proposed match between current world light heavyweight boxing champion Jack McAuliffe and Saint Louis boxing instructor Mike Mooney. Although the match would seem odd because Mooney was such a lightly regarded challenger, the lure of $2500 a side is probably what brought the champion to the table. Adjusted
Олівер Леанард Кірк мае гонар быць адзіным алімпійскі баксёр, каб выйграць залаты медаль у двух асобных вагавых катэгорыях у тых жа Алімпійскіх гульняў. Олівер Кірк здзейсніў гэты подзвіг ў яго родным горадзе Алімпіяды ў 1904. Вуліца. Луі прайшоў трэці алімпіяду ць 1904 Сусветная выстава Экспазіцыя. Як Парыжскія гульні за чатыры гады да, Вуліца. Louis gave
У снежні 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. Вуліца. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Луіс. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
У той час як вядомыя для барацьбы з Джонам L. Sullivan ў апошнім чэмпіянаце свету па prizefight даказаным пад босымі правілаў кулака, Джэйк Килрейн таксама прымаў удзел у многіх пальчатцы прыступаў. Prizefighting быў пераход ад голых правілаў кулака ў пальчатцы прыступаў пад маркіз Квинсберри правілаў (рана аматарскі і прафесійны бокс) ў канцы 19-га стагоддзя. як Sullivan, Kilrain будзе змагацца ў мажоры
As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 і 1919 were the African-American boxers forced to fight each other for the “Colored Championship”. Even after the great Jack Johnson finally broke the color line and won the World Heavyweight Championship, he would only defend the title against white contenders. У выніку, the toughest challengers
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a