“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title

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Fuq Jannar 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a

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Wrestling Champion Tries Boxing

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Nhar it-Tlieta, Jannar 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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An Epic 61 Round Draw

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In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Main Content – Dwar Marzu 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Il-kampjonat tad-dinja ta’ Sullivan kiser il-kulur

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Prizefighters Meet in Liverpool Pub

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For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, when they stopped in at a

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Big Dritt Hand Sam McVey ta

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Sam McVey għajjien tal-nuqqas ta 'opportunità għal ġellieda iswed fl-Istati Uniti matul il-seklu għoxrin kmieni. McVey iddeċieda li jħalli għall-Ewropa fl 1907, fejn huwa ġġieldu sakemm 1911. McVey ġġieldu fl-Awstralja għal tliet snin aktar qabel jirritornaw lejn l-Istati Uniti. Dan il-film jenfasizzaw qasira minn Franza fil 1911 ma “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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Langford Defeats Il GANS Gran

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Fuq Diċembru 8, 1903, Sam Langford ġġieldu l boxing champion renjanti ħfief fil Hometown tiegħu ta 'Boston, Massachusetts. Qabel ġlieda Langford, esperti boxing aktar ħassew Joe GANS ma setgħux jiġu megħluba fi bout leġittimu. Imwieled fl Baltimore, Maryland, GANS kien kapaċi li jiksru l-barriera kulur mill jirbħu l-Lightweight Boxing Kampjonat Dinji. Sam Langford is often considered

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Old Smoke Defeats Benicia Boy

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John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” Biex, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 1858 bout held in

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Heenan Loses to King in Last Bout

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John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “the Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight

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Face Hart taħbita Up Fist Johnson

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On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Wara 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. Daħal ukoll bħala wieħed minn

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Ottubru 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.

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