Category: Історія раннього професійного боксу

Травень 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

Березень 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Невада. 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

Джонні Рейган був важливим бійцем у St. Боксерська сцена Луїса в першому десятилітті 20-го століття. Родом з Брукліна, Рейган переїхав до St. Луї тренуватиметься під керівництвом Джека Маккенни. Маккенна заснував свою операцію на базі St. Луїс, де його боєць переважно воював під св. Луїс’ Клуб Вест Енд. У той час Рейган був у найлегшій вазі, що зростала

У 1902, майбутній чемпіон світу з боксу в суперважкій вазі Марвін Харт був претендентом на зростання. Воює в основному за межами свого рідного міста Луїсвіль, Kentucky, У травні Харт зіграв проти Кіда Картера в Southern Athletic Club 2, 1902. В 17-1, Харт знав, що ще одна перемога допоможе йому отримати титульний бій у важкій вазі. Народжений у Брукліні Малюк Картер мав намір

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. Луїс, Міссурі. Besides having his camp in St. Луїс, Attell defended his title several times at St. Луїс’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, Вулиця. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell