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In March 1893, ephemerides per regionem fabulam detulerunt propositus compositus inter leves mundi hodierni pugillares graves ponderis assertores Jack McAuliffe et Sancti Ludovici pugilatus instructor Mike Mooney.. Etsi par videtur inconveniens quod Mooney talis erat vilis provocator, fallacia $2500 latus est fortasse quod adduxit vindicem ad mensam. adaequatum

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Johnny Reagan Dies in St. Ludovicus

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Johnny Reagan was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Ludovicus, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Ludovicus’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 annis, 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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Attell Defends Against Reagan

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During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. Ludovicus, Missouri. Besides having his camp in St. Ludovicus, Attell defended his title several times at St. Ludovicus’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell

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Gotch Wanted Hack in St. Ludovicus

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Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hack” in S.. Louis during the 1904 Mauris Pulchra. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Ludovicus, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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Abe Attell Defeats Forbes

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St. Ludovicus, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Ludovicus. 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

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