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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Al març de 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
Al novembre 19, 1935, el lluitador professional Ray Steele va conèixer al boxeador professional Kingfish Levinsky en un combat mixt de lluita contra boxa. La Comissió Atlètica de l'Estat de Missouri va crear regles especials per al partit. Els comissaris van decidir que el combat consistiria en rondes de tres minuts com un partit de boxa. Els comissaris van permetre a Levinsky donar cops de puny encara que estigués a l'estora. Steele podria
Al juliol 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Tot i que Georges Carpentier
Al maig 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
En 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
Micro “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
1909 va veure a Stanley Ketchel continuar el seu ritme tòrrid a través de tots els millors lluitadors al voltant del límit de pes mitjà. In March 1909, Ketchel es va enfrontar a un repte rar, quan va lluitar contra el campió mundial de pes lleuger regnant Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. O'Brien era un boxejador astut, que va utilitzar la seva velocitat i evasió per colpejar Ketchel a les primeres rondes. Malgrat l'avantatge de mida d'O'Brien, Ketchel era
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Al març de 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
Al gener 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
En una nit de març a San Francisco, contendent de pes pesat Marvin Hart va demostrar agressivitat pura vegades podria guanyar una decisió. Després 20 rondes de boxa, àrbitre Greggains, l'únic jutge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart es va reunir Johnson al març 28, 1905. Johnson va entrar en el ring com el favorit de les apostes. També va entrar com un dels