Johnny Reagan a murit în St. Louis

Johnny Reagan a fost un luptător important în St. Scena de box Louis în timpul primului deceniu al secolului XX. Originar din Brooklyn, Reagan s-a mutat la St. Louis să se antreneze sub Jack McKenna. McKenna și-a bazat operațiunea din St. Louis, unde luptătorul său a luptat în primul rând la St. Louis’ Clubul West End. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time of his move to St. Louis.

One of McKenna’s other top fighters was future World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Reagan and Attell started out as friends and training partners. A heated dispute in the training room one day resulted in a ferocious brawl. McKenna heard the ruckus and ran in to find both men beaten and exhausted.

Reagan left the group but stayed in St. Louis. Reagan would fight several professional bouts with Abe Attell in St. Louis. Reagan also fought Abe’s younger brother, Monte, a more natural bantamweight in St. Louis.

While most of the fighters left St. Louis for California by 1910, Reagan remained in the city. Still fighting in 1911 la 31 ani, Reagan was on the downside of his career. At the time of his death, he was looking for local business opportunities to move into after his retirement from the ring.

Decembrie 14, 1911, Reagan went to Alexian Brothers Hospital on St. Louis’ South Side. A major hospital at the time, Reagan reported difficulty breathing. Doctors discovered Reagan had pneumonia in his right lung.

Reagan continued to decline over the following month. He passed away on January 11, 1912 around 1:10 p.m. at Alexian Brothers. He was only 31 years-old. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said Reagan’s body would be sent back to Brooklyn, where his wife still lived.

Azi, Reagan would probably have recovered but medical science was not as advanced as it is today. Pneumonia was a life-threatening illness no matter your age or condition.

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Sources: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ianuarie 11, 1912 edition, p. 17 și ianuarie 12, 1912 edition, p. 16

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