Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 godina, 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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Dupla pobjeda Marvina Harta

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U 1902, budući svjetski boksački prvak u teškoj kategoriji Marvin Hart bio je kandidat u usponu. Bori se prvenstveno iz svog rodnog grada Louisvillea, Kentucky, Hart je igrao protiv Kida Cartera u Southern Athletic Clubu u svibnju 2, 1902. Na 17-1, Hart je znao da bi još jedna pobjeda bila u velikoj mjeri u osiguravanju borbe za naslov u teškoj kategoriji. Kid Carter rođen u Brooklynu namjeravao je

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Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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On Thursday, Siječanj 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, jedan od sv. Louis’ najbogatijih ljudi, posjedovane stambene nekretnine i druga imovina procijenjena na 2 Milijun dolara. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. On

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Marvin Hart Pobjeda upražnjeno Naslov

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On July 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 to 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Međutim, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of

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