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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 para 1930.
En marzo 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 novembro 19, 1935, professional wrestler Ray Steele met professional boxer Kingfish Levinsky in a mixed wresting versus boxing bout. The Missouri State Athletic Commission created special rules for the match. The commissioners ruled the bout would consist of three-minute rounds like a boxing match. The commissioners allowed Levinsky to punch even if he was on the mat. Steele could
En xullo de 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.” Aínda que Georges Carpentier
En maio 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, o futuro campión mundial de boxeo peso pesado Marvin Hart foi un aspirante en ascenso. Loitando principalmente fóra da súa cidade natal de Louisville, Kentucky, Hart enfrontouse contra Kid Carter no Southern Athletic Club en maio 2, 1902. En 17-1, Hart sabía que outra vitoria serviría para conseguir unha loita polo título dos pesos pesados. O Kid Carter, nacido en Brooklyn, pretendía facelo
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 viu a Stanley Ketchel continuar o seu ritmo tórrido a través de todos os mellores loitadores ao redor do límite de peso mediano. In March 1909, Ketchel enfrontouse a un desafío raro, cando loitou contra o reinante campión mundial de peso semipesado Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. O'Brien era un boxeador hábil, que utilizou a súa velocidade e esquivo para golpear a Ketchel nas primeiras roldas. A pesar da vantaxe de tamaño de 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. En marzo 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
En xaneiro de 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. He also entered as one of