Category: Història inicial de la boxa professional

Al maig 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

Al març de 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

No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.” Levinsky was

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. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time

En 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 era el germà petit del campió mundial de boxa pes ploma Abe Attell. Monte sempre es quedaria atrapat a l'ombra del seu germà gran, però era un lluitador talentós per dret propi. Monte guanyaria el Campionat Mundial de Boxa de pes gallo durant la seva carrera i es consolidaria com un lluitador de classe mundial. En 1904, era un jove de 19 anys emergent

1909 va veure a Stanley Ketchel continuar el seu ritme tòrrid a través de tots els millors lluitadors al voltant del límit de pes mitjà. In March 1909, Ketchel es va enfrontar a un repte rar, quan va lluitar contra el campió mundial de pes lleuger regnant Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. O'Brien era un boxejador astut, que va utilitzar la seva velocitat i evasió per colpejar Ketchel a les primeres rondes. Malgrat l'avantatge de mida d'O'Brien, Ketchel era

Durant la seva primera carrera com a campió mundial de boxa pes ploma, Abe Attell tenia la seu a St. Louis, Missouri. A més de tenir el seu campament a St. Louis, Attell va defensar el seu títol diverses vegades a St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. En el moment, St. Louis era la ciutat més gran a l'oest del riu Mississipí als Estats Units. Va néixer Abraham Washington Attell