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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and early gloved professional boxing from 1850 në 1930.
In July 1854, the World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, challenged William “Bill Butcher” 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
Në korrik 26, 1854, the bare knuckle champion John Morrissey met occasional bare knuckle fighter William Poole in a no rules street brawl. What followed would be the worst five minutes of John Morrissey’s life. Në tetor 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
Sam McVey, i cili u konsiderua Idol e Parisit, gjatë karrierës së tij boks nga 1902 në 1921, është harruar në masë të madhe sot. Një nga peshat e rënda më të mëdha të zeza të kohës së tij, ai ishte ngrirë nga të luftuar për titullin e botës edhe pas Jack Johnson mundi Tommy Burns në 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Abe Attell was a tough boxer. He won the World Featherweight Boxing Championship twice. He and his brother Monte were the first brothers to be world boxing champions at the same time after Monte won the World Bantamweight Championship. Abe Attell won his first title when he was based out of the West End Boxing Club in St. Louis, MO.
Ndërsa duke bërë hulumtime, Kam gjetur kete foto e trajnimit Manassa sakaton për 4 korrik tij, 1919 Lufta titullin me Jess Uillard, Loja me Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard ishte një gjigant i një njeriu në 6’06” dhe 235 £. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Megjithatë,
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. Në 35 years of age and nearly 300
Jack Johnson ka qenë gjithmonë një temë e vështirë për mua. Unë e admiroj guximin e tij dhe forcë në përballjen me urrejtje dhe fanatizëm në një kohë kur e bërë këtë vënë jetën e tij në rrezik. Ai refuzoi të përshtatur dhe të pranojë një pozitë inferioriteti të amerikanëve të bardhë. Ende, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife