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. На 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. Салливан был переходный супертяжелом приз бои чемпион. 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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The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan was known through out his

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“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title

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Января 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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Борьба Чемпион пытается бокса

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Во вторник, Январь 19, 1909, Доктор. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Доктор. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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An Epic 61 Round Draw

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In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Главная Содержание – Марта 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color

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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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Сэм Маквей в большой правой рукой

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Сэм Маквей устали от отсутствия возможностей для чернокожих бойцов в Соединенных Штатах во время начала двадцатого века. Маквей решил уехать в Европу в 1907, где он сражался до тех пор, 1911. Маквей воевал в Австралии в течение еще трех лет, прежде чем вернуться в Соединенные Штаты. Этот краткий изюминка кино из Франции в 1911 с “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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Лэнгфорд поражений Великая Ганс

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Декабря 8, 1903, Сэм Лэнгфорд боролись царящая легкий чемпион по боксу в своем родном городе Бостоне, Массачусетс. До борьбы Лэнгфорд, Большинство экспертов бокса чувствовал Джо Ганс не может быть избит в законную бой. Родился в Балтиморе, Мэриленд, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered

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