Tom Allen Shoots Patron

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Tom Allen was born in Birmingham, England on April 23, 1840 but he became famous as a heavyweight bare knuckle prizefighter in America.  Settling in St. Louis around 1867, Allen won the American Heavyweight Championship in 1873 and held the title until 1876.  He returned to England for a year before returning to St. Louis for good in 1878. Back

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Monte Attell Battles Reagan

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Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell.  Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right.  Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. In 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming

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Johnny Reagan Dies in St. Louis

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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. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club.  Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time

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