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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 į 1930.
During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. Louis, Misūris, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. Tačiau, 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. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
Tomas Allenas gimė Birmingeme, England on April 23, 1840 bet Amerikoje jis išgarsėjo kaip sunkiasvoris plikas pirštas. Įsikūręs Šv. Louis around 1867, Allenas laimėjo Amerikos sunkiasvorių čempionatą 1873 ir titulą išlaikė iki 1876. Jis metams grįžo į Angliją, kol grįžo į Šv. Louis visam laikui 1878. Back
Mike “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, visos šalies laikraščiuose buvo pasakojama apie siūlomas rungtynes tarp dabartinio pasaulio lengvojo svorio bokso čempiono Jacko McAuliffe'o ir Sent Luiso bokso instruktoriaus Mike'o Mooney.. Nors rungtynės atrodytų keistos, nes Mooney buvo toks lengvai laikomas varžovas, viliojimas $2500 pusė tikriausiai atvedė čempioną prie stalo. Sureguliuotas
Oliver Leonardas Kirkas turi galimybių būti tik olimpinių boksininkas laimėti aukso medalį dviejose skirtingose svorio kategorijose tose pačiose olimpinėse žaidynėse skirtumo. Oliver Kirk atlikti šį žygdarbį jo gimtajame olimpinėse žaidynėse 1904. St. Louis surengė trečiąjį Olimpiados metu 1904 Pasaulio mugė paroda. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Gruodžio 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
While famous for fighting John L. Sullivan in the last world championship prizefight contested under bare knuckle rules, Jake Kilrain also took part in many gloved bouts. Prizefighting was transitioning from bare knuckle rules to gloved bouts under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules (early amateur and professional boxing) in the late 19th Century. Like Sullivan, Kilrain would fight in major
Kaip jau rašiau keliuose pranešimuose, tarp geriausių sunkiasvorių boksininkų 1900 ir 1919 buvo afroamerikiečių boksininkai, priversti kovoti tarpusavyje “Spalvotas čempionatas”. Net ir po to, kai didysis Džekas Džonsonas pagaliau sulaužė spalvų liniją ir laimėjo pasaulio sunkiasvorių čempionatą, jis tik gintų titulą nuo baltųjų pretendentų. As a result, sunkiausi varžovai
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