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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Na ožujka 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
Studeni 19, 1935, profesionalni hrvač Ray Steele susreo se s profesionalnim boksačem Kingfishom Levinskyjem u mješovitoj borbi hrvanja protiv boksača. Državna atletska komisija Missourija stvorila je posebna pravila za utakmicu. Povjerenici su odlučili da će se borba sastojati od trominutnih rundi poput boksačkog meča. Povjerenici su dopustili Levinskom da udari čak i ako je bio na strunjači. Steele bi mogao
On July 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.” Iako Georges Carpentier
Svibnja 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
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
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 vidio je kako Stanley Ketchel nastavlja svoj mučni tempo kroz sve najbolje borce oko granice srednje težine. In March 1909, Ketchel se suočila s rijetkim izazovom, kada se borio s vladajućim svjetskim prvakom u poluteškoj kategoriji Philadelphijom Jackom O’Brienom. O’Brien je bio uglađeni boksač, koji je iskoristio svoju brzinu i neuhvatljivost da nabije Ketchela u ranim rundama. Unatoč O'Brienovoj prednosti u veličini, Ketchel je bila
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. Na ožujka 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
Siječnja 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. Nakon 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. Ušao je i kao jedan od