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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. Луїс, Міссурі, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. Однак, 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. Луїс, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Луїс’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
Том Аллен народився в Бірмінгемі, England on April 23, 1840 але він став відомим як боєць у важкій вазі в Америці. Оселившись у св. Louis around 1867, Аллен виграв титул чемпіона Америки у важкій вазі 1873 і тримав титул до 1876. Він повернувся до Англії на рік, а потім повернувся до St. Луї назавжди в 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, 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 Леонард Кірк має честь бути єдиним олімпійський боксер, щоб виграти золоту медаль в двох окремих вагових категоріях у тих же Олімпійських ігор. Олівер Кірк зробив цей подвиг в його рідному місті Олімпіади в 1904. Вулиця. Луї пройшов третій олімпіаду під 1904 Всесвітня виставка Експозиція. Like the Paris Games four years before, Вулиця. Louis gave
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. Вулиця. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Луїс. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
У той час як відомі для боротьби з Джоном L. Sullivan в останньому чемпіонаті світу з prizefight доведеним під босими правил кулака, Джейк Кілрейн також брав участь у багатьох рукавичці нападів. Prizefighting був перехід від голих правил кулака в рукавичці нападів під маркіз Квінсберрі правил (рано аматорський і професійний бокс) в кінці 19-го століття. як Sullivan, Kilrain буде боротися в мажорі
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. В результаті, 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. Він почав 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