Tammany Thugs Murder Bill the Butcher

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In July 1854, the World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, challenged William “条例草案屠夫” 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

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威廉·马尔登, Physical Culture Legend

惠斯勒和马尔登

我第一次读到威廉·马尔登在约翰升的传记. 沙利文, 最后的裸关节重量级冠军. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare-knuckle bouts. 约翰·L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain fought the last major bare-knuckle bout in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. He was in terrible

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