Tom Allen Wins, Kind Of

湯姆·艾倫·普利茲戰鬥機

During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. 路易, 密蘇里州, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. 然而, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.

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Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897

鮑勃-菲茨西蒙斯

三月 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, 內華達州. 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

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凱奇(Ketchel)與輕型冠軍作戰

斯坦利·凱切爾1910

1909 看到斯坦利·凱切爾(Stanley Ketchel)繼續在中量級極限附近的所有頂級戰機上步履艱難. 三月 1909, 凱奇(Ketchel)面臨著罕見的挑戰, 當他與統治世界輕重量級冠軍費城的傑克·奧布賴恩作戰時. 奧布賴恩(O’Brien)是位精明的拳擊手, 他在第一輪比賽中就以自己的速度和難以捉摸的能力對Ketchel進行了猛擊. 儘管奧布賴恩(O'Brien)的身高優勢, 凱切爾原為

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約翰·L. Sullivan Arrested

約翰·蘇利文

週二, 十一月 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, 十一月 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with

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