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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 në 1930.
During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. Louis, Misuri, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. Megjithatë, 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
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. Prapa
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
Në mars 1893, gazetat në të gjithë vendin treguan historinë e një ndeshje të propozuar midis kampionit aktual botëror të boksit në pesha të rënda, Jack McAuliffe dhe instruktorit të boksit në Saint Louis, Mike Mooney. Edhe pse ndeshja do të dukej e çuditshme sepse Mooney ishte një sfidues aq i lehtë, joshja e $2500 një anë është ndoshta ajo që e solli kampionin në tryezë. Rregulluar
Oliver Leonard Kirk has the distinction of being the only Olympic boxer to win a gold medal in two separate weight classes in the same Olympic Games. Oliver Kirk accomplished this feat at his hometown Olympics in 1904. St. Louis hosted the third Olympiad during the 1904 World’s Fair Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Në dhjetor 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
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Sam McVey do të fitojë Boxing Kampionatin Botëror Colored Heavyweight në një epokë ku tre luftëtarët më të mirë ishin të zi dhe të ngrirë nga foto titullit. Ai filloi 1903 jashtë aq mirë, ai do të ushtrojë presion mbi Botëror Heavyweight Boxing kampion James J. Jeffries për t'i dhënë atij një ndeshje. Jeffries refuzoi të thyer “Linja ngjyrë” by giving a