Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 il, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Lakin, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. 19-cu əsrdə peşəkar döyüş xaricdə zəif bir nüfuza sahib idi

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Oktyabr 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 manat. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Hər iki şəxsin pərəstişkarları içəri girdi

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Terrible Terry Wins Bantam Title

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“Terrible” Terry McGovern earned a reputation as one of the most powerful punchers in the history of the lighter divisions of professional boxing. McGovern weighed between 112 və 126 manat. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, September 12, 1899, when he fought British

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Sullivan Beats Paddy Ryan

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On February 7, 1882, John L. Sullivan fought Paddy Ryan for a title, which was certainly the American Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship but probably not the World Title it was billed as. Ilə 1880, Paddy Ryan won the title in his first and only prize fight before facing the ferocious power puncher Sullivan. The men met in Mississippi City, Mississippi around

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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John L. Sullivan karieri boyunca mükafat ring hakim idi. Bir rekord malik 40 qalibiyyət, heç bir zərər və iki heç-heçə, “The Boston Strong Boy” sarsılmaz hesab edilmişdir. Sullivan dünya çempionluğunu qazanan 1882 bütün challengers Jake Kilrain ilə XIX əsrin mübarizə ilə nəticələnən vazgeçilmeli. Bu epik bout Kilrain məğlub sonra, John L.

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Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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John L. Sullivan keçid ağır mükafat döyüş çempionu oldu. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was

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