Tammany Thugs Murder Bill the Butcher

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In July 1854, the World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, challenged William “Bill Řezník” Poole to a no holds barred street fight. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a

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Thug Beats World Champ in Street Brawl

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Července 26, 1854, holé koleno mistr John Morrissey se setkal občas holé koleno stíhací William Poole v žádná pravidla pouliční rvačce. To, co následovalo by být nejhorší pět minut John Morrissey života. Října 23, 1853, the 22-year-old Morrissey beat Yankee Sullivan for the world bare knuckle championship in a disputed decision. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out

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Manassa Mauler Knocks Out Giant in 1919

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Zatímco dělá výzkum, Našel jsem tento obrázek školení Manassa Mauler pro jeho 4.července, 1919 boj o mistrovský titul s Jess Willard, Heavyweight mistrů světa v boxu. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard byl obr muže na 6.’06” a 235 liber. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Však,

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Jack Johnson and The Fight of the Century

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Na 35 years of age and nearly 300

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