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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 a 1930.
En marzo 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
En noviembre 19, 1935, El luchador profesional Ray Steele conoció al boxeador profesional Kingfish Levinsky en una pelea mixta de lucha libre versus boxeo.. La Comisión Atlética del Estado de Missouri creó reglas especiales para el partido. Los comisionados dictaminaron que la pelea consistiría en asaltos de tres minutos como un combate de boxeo.. Los comisionados permitieron que Levinsky golpeara incluso si estaba en la lona. Steele podría
En julio 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.” Aunque Georges Carpentier
En mayo 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
In 1902, El futuro campeón mundial de boxeo de peso pesado, Marvin Hart, era un contendiente en ascenso.. Peleando principalmente desde su ciudad natal de Louisville., Kentucky, Hart se enfrentó a Kid Carter en el Southern Athletic Club en mayo 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart sabía que otra victoria sería de gran ayuda para asegurar una pelea por el título de peso pesado.. Kid Carter, nacido en Brooklyn, tenía la intención de
Mike “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 vio a Stanley Ketchel continuar su ritmo tórrido a través de todos los mejores luchadores alrededor del límite de peso mediano. In March 1909, Ketchel se enfrentó a un desafío poco común, cuando luchó contra el actual campeón mundial de peso semipesado Filadelfia Jack O’Brien. O'Brien era un boxeador hábil, que usó su velocidad y elusividad para golpear a Ketchel en las primeras rondas. A pesar de la ventaja de tamaño de O’Brien, Ketchel fue
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. En marzo de 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
En enero 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
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. After 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. También ingresó como uno de