Jack Johnson and The Fight of the Century

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Na 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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John L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “The Boston Strong Boy” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, John L.

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Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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John L. Sullivan byl přechodný těžké váze cena bojování šampion. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was

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Paddy Ryan Wins The Title

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Těch pár lidí, kteří vědí o Prizefighter Paddy Ryan pravděpodobně ho znáte jako John L. Sullivan oběť. Sullivan porazit Ryan pro Heavyweight Prizefighting mistrovství 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 v Irsku. Jeho rodina emigrovala do Tróje, New York. Ryan was known through out his

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“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title

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Ledna 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a

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Zápas Champion Zkusí Box

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V úterý, Leden 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, Seattle lékař a pro zápasník, který byl dost dobrý, aby vyhrál americkou Heavyweight šampionát, nevysvětlitelně rozhodl se vyzkoušet jeho umění u profesionálního boxu. Jeho soupeř byl přítel a sparing partnera, “Denver” Ed Martin, kdo by vyhrál Barevný svět Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Prizefighters Meet in Liverpool Pub

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For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, when they stopped in at a

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Sama McVey Big Right Hand

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Sam McVey unavený nedostatku příležitostí pro černé bojovníky ve Spojených státech během počátku dvacátého století. McVey rozhodl odejít do Evropy 1907, kde bojoval až do 1911. McVey bojoval v Austrálii na další tři roky, než se vrátí do Spojených států. Tento krátký highlight film z Francie v roce 1911 s “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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Langford Defeats The Great Gans

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Prosince 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered

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