Allen bojuje o světový titul

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Tom Allen se narodil v Birminghamu, Anglie ale některé ze svých nejslavnějších zápasů svedl v Americe. V 1867, Allen se přestěhoval do St. Louis, největší město západně od Mississippi. Allen nikdy neodešel a použil by St. Louis jako svou domovskou základnu pro trénink na souboje o ceny. Allen bojoval většinou v zápasech na holých kloubech, jako by americký box nebyl

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Blackburn and Langford Go Distance

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Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 na 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Blackburn developed the talents of the young champion and helped him

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Sam Langford KOs BattlinJim Johnson

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V úterý, Prosinec 12, 1916, Sam Langford defended the “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, which he won from Sam McVea in February 1916. Mezi 1904 a 1919, the best African-American boxers, or black Canadians like Langford, were stuck fighting each other forColoredChampionship. If a white fighter did fight them, it was only to develop their own reputation to

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Kilrain Battles Godfrey in Brutal Fight

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V pátek, Březen 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, Kalifornie. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, John L. Sullivan, for their 1889

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Jake Kilrain Knocked Out in 21 Rounds

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Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on

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Dempsey KOs Carpentier

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Července 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Even though Georges Carpentier

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Tom Allen Beats Mike McCoole for Title

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While bare knuckle prizefighter Tom Allen was born in England during 1840, he spent the majority of his adult life in St Louis after relocating to the United States in 1867. After a disappointing loss to Jem Mace in 1870, where he impressed spectators with a gallant performance in a losing effort, Allen started campaigning for a shot at American

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Rudy Robert získává první titul

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Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons byl anglický boxer, který vyhrál nesporně střední váhu, mistrovství světa v těžké a polotěžké váze, na přelomu 20. století. Často mylně považován za Australana, protože tam začal svou boxerskou kariéru, Fitzsimmons cestoval do Spojených států v 1890 bojovat o šampionát ve střední váze. Fitzsimmons stál těsně pod 6 stop vysoký, ale

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