Category: Ранна история на професионалния бокс

On May 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

На март 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

Никой не се възползва от ерата на No Decision в професионалния бокс като Battling Levinsky. Левински беше опитен дефанзивен боксьор, който получи малко щети по време на битките си. Когато списание Ring го попита защо е толкова активен, понякога като 3 битки за един ден около Ню Йорк, Левински каза, “Обичам парите и никога не ме нараняват.” Левински беше

Джони Рейгън беше важен боец ​​в St. Боксовата сцена на Луис през първото десетилетие на 20-ти век. Първоначално от Бруклин, Рейгън се премества в St. Луис ще тренира под ръководството на Джак Маккена. Маккена основава своята операция от St. Louis, където неговият боец ​​основно се бие при Св. Louis’ Уест Енд Клуб. Рейгън беше във възходяща категория петел по това време

В 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. При 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. В 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. През март 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. Louis, Мисури. Besides having his camp in St. Louis, Attell defended his title several times at St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell