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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and early gloved professional boxing from 1850 для 1930.
During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. Луіс, Місуры, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. Аднак, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.
Мая 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
Сакавіка 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
Ніхто не скарыстаўся эрай прафесійнага бокса без рашэння так, як Баттлінг Левінскі. Левінскі быў умелым абарончым баксёрам, які атрымаў мала пашкоджанняў падчас сваіх баёў. Калі часопіс Ring спытаў яго, чаму ён такі актыўны, часам прымаючы 3 баі за дзень вакол Нью-Ёрка, — сказаў Лявінскі, “Мне падабаюцца грошы, і я ніколі не пакрыўджваюся.” Лявінскі быў
Джоні Рэйган быў важным байцом у St. Сцэна бокса Луіса ў першае дзесяцігоддзе 20-га стагоддзя. Родам з Брукліна, Рэйган пераехаў у St. Луі будзе трэніравацца пад кіраўніцтвам Джэка Маккены. Маккена заснаваў сваю аперацыю ў Санкт-Пецярбургу. Луіс, дзе яго баец у асноўным ваяваў пры св. Луіс’ Клуб Вест-Энд. У той час Рэйган быў у нарастаючай лёгкай вазе
У 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. У 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. In March 1909, Ketchel faced a rare challenge, when he fought reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. O’Brien was a slick boxer, who used his speed and elusiveness to pummel Ketchel in the early rounds. Despite O’Brien’s size advantage, Ketchel was
During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. Луіс, Місуры. Besides having his camp in St. Луіс, Attell defended his title several times at St. Луіс’ West End Athletic Club. У той час, Вуліца. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
У аўторак, Лістапада 18, 1884, Чэмпіён свету ў суперцяжкай вазе па бою голымі суставамі Джон Л. Саліван змагаўся з Элам Грынфілдам у Мэдысан Сквер Гардэн у Нью-Ёрку. У гэтым паядынку Салівану трэба было пераадолець не толькі суперніка. Мужчыны першапачаткова дамовіліся змагацца ў панядзелак, Лістапада 17, 1884, але ўлады Нью-Ёрка пагражалі мужчынам арыштам. Спрэчкі з