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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Sou Mas 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
Sou Jiye 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.” Menmsi Georges Carpentier
Sou Me 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
Nan 1902, lavni chanpyon mondyal boksè pwa lou Marvin Hart te yon konkiran k ap monte. Goumen prensipalman soti nan vil natal li nan Louisville, Kentucky, Hart te matche ak Kid Carter nan Southern Athletic Club la nan mwa me 2, 1902. Nan 17-1, Hart te konnen yon lòt viktwa ta ale yon fason lontan nan sekirize yon batay tit pwa loud. Kid Carter ki fèt nan Brooklyn te gen entansyon
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 te wè Stanley Ketchel kontinye apante tòrid li nan tout konbatan ki pi wo yo alantou limit pwa mwayen an. In March 1909, Ketchel te fè fas a yon defi ki ra, lè li te goumen kont chanpyon Mondyal Pwa lou Lejè Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. O'Brien se te yon boksè slick, ki te itilize vitès li ak elisiveness pou bat Ketchel nan premye tou. Malgre avantaj gwosè O'Brien, Ketchel te
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. Sou Mas 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
Nan mwa janvye 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. Li te antre tou kòm youn nan
