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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and early gloved professional boxing from 1850 za 1930.
V torek, Februar 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast je v Richmond Areni v Point Richmondu izzval svetovnega prvaka v lahkem boksu, ki se bori z Nelsonom za Nelsonov naslov, California. 28-letni Nelson je naslov osvojil tako, da je nokavtiral velikega Joeja Gansa 1908. Boksarski strokovnjaki niso pričakovali, da bo Wolgast premagal Nelsona, čeprav je imel Wolgast časopisno odločitev glede Nelsona v 1909. Strokovnjaki
Tom Hyer osvojil ameriško Bare Knuckle Prizefighting prvenstvo v 1841. Kot večina prizefighting prvaki devetnajstega stoletja, je pa zelo pogosto, ne boj. Hyer običajno plača svoje račune, kot izterjevalca za politične stranke v New Yorku. Prvotno, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William
Ponedeljek, Lahko 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Both men lived and fought in Australia, although fan interest led Jackson to tour the world to take advantage of the financial opportunities in the United States and England. As in Australia, Jackson often found white boxers unwilling to fight him. Few
St. Louis, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell defended his World Featherweight Boxing Championship against frequent rival Harry Forbes. Forbes was also a regular on the St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes defeated Danny Dougherty for the
Sam Langford velja za eno od največjih funt za funt borcev vseh časov. Rojen marca 4, 1883 v Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, on velja za največjega kanadskega boksar vseh časov. Njegov boj kariera je segala od 1900 za 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. He
Maja 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Zahtevki za prvenstvo so bili takrat zelo nejasni. Lopovstvo in umazani triki so pogosto prikrili, kdo je pravzaprav ameriški prvak. Jem Mace, ki je med bojevanjem v Angliji dvakrat veljal za svetovnega prvaka, je bil podpisan za srečanje s Tomom
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
Oliver Leonard Kirk ima razliko, da so le olimpijski boksar osvojiti zlato medaljo v dveh ločenih razredov teže na istih olimpijskih igrah. Oliver Kirk doseči ta podvig na svojem domačem kraju olimpijskih igrah v 1904. St. Louis gostil že tretji olimpijadi v 1904 Svetovni sejem Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
V decembru 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
Čeprav je znan po boju proti Johnu L. Sullivan v zadnji borbi za nagrado svetovnega prvenstva, ki je potekala po pravilih golih prstov, Jake Kilrain je sodeloval tudi v številnih dvobojih v rokavicah. Prizefighting je prešel iz pravil z golimi členki na dvoboje v rokavicah po pravilih markiza Queensberryja (zgodnji amaterski in profesionalni boks) v poznem 19. stoletju. Kot Sullivan, Kilrain bi se boril v majorju