Acton Wrestles Fitzsimmons

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Nhar il-Ġimgħa, Novembru 27, 1891, l-eks Champion Amerikan tal-Lotta tal-Piż Tqil Joe Acton ġġieled iċ-Champion Dinji tal-Boxing tal-Heavyweight tal-futur Bob Fitzsimmons f'San Francisco, California. L-irġiel iġġieldu għal rapportat $1,000.00 purse. Acton normalment ċeda d-daqs lill-avversarju tiegħu iżda Acton qabeż lil Fitzsimmons ta’ 148 lira b’seba’ liri.. L-irġiel iġġieldu logħba ta’ żewġ waqgħat minn tlieta skont il-lotta catch-as-catch-can

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Sam Langford jiġġieled lil Stanley Ketchel

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Nhar l-Erbgħa, April 27, 1910, reigning World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought a six-round, non-title match with African American boxer Sam Langford. Langford is one of the greatest boxers of all-time. Madankollu, Langford found himself frozen out of world title fights by promoters and boxers adhering to the “color line.” Promoters and boxers used the “color line” to prevent

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Steele Faces Levinsky in Mixed Bout

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Fuq Novembru 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

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Ketchel Fights Light Heavy Champ

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1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. In March 1909, Ketchel faced a rare challenge, when he fought reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. O’Brien was a slick boxer, who used his speed and elusiveness to pummel Ketchel in the early rounds. Despite O’Brien’s size advantage, Ketchel was

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Ad Wolgast Jirbaħ Titlu Ħfief

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Nhar it-Tlieta, Frar 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast sfida ċ-Champion Dinji tal-Boxing Lightweight Battling Nelson għat-titlu ta’ Nelson f’Richmond Arena f’Point Richmond, California. Nelson ta’ 28 sena rebaħ it-titlu billi knock out lill-kbir Joe Gans ġewwa 1908. Esperti tal-boksing ma stennewx li Wolgast jegħleb lil Nelson minkejja li Wolgast kellu deċiżjoni tal-gazzetta fuq Nelson fi 1909. Pundits

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Defeats Boxer Ex

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Fuq Jannar 10, 1910, reċentement waslu wrestler Pollakk Stanislaus Zbyszko ħa fuq Charlie “Il Kid” Cutler fil-aħjar żewġ out-of-tliet waqgħat match. Cutler kien boxer fi Troupe mmexxija minn John L. Sullivan qabel jgħaddi għall lotta. Filwaqt Cutler kien estremament iebsa, Stanislaus Zbyszko kien lotta peress żgħożitu. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler

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Jiġġieled Levinsky Jirbaħ l-Ewwel Titlu

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Ħadd ma ħa vantaġġ mill-era No Decision tal-boxing professjonali bħal Battling Levinsky. Levinsky kien boxer difensiv tas-sengħa, li ftit ħasru waqt il-ġlied tiegħu. Meta Ring Magazine staqsieh għaliex kien daqshekk attiv, kultant tieħu 3 ġlied f’ġurnata madwar New York, Levinsky qal, “Inħobb il-flus u qatt ma nweġġa’.” Levinsky kien

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Kilrain Battalji Godfrey fil-Ġlieda Brutali

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Nhar il-Ġimgħa, Marzu 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain ġġieled kontra George Godfrey fil-California Athletic Club f’San Francisco, California. L-irġiel ġġieldu għal trofew u $5,000. L-irġiel daħlu fiċ-ċirku fi 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, eks Champion Dinji tal-Lotta Heavyweight, issekonda lil Kilrain, li Muldoon ħarreġ għal din il-ġlieda. Muldoon ħarreġ lill-avversarju ta’ Kilrain, John L. Sullivan, għal tagħhom 1889

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Blackburn and Langford Go Distance

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Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 li 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Blackburn żviluppa t-talenti taċ-champion żagħżugħ u għenuh

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Sam Langford KOs Battlin’ Jim Johnson

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Nhar it-Tlieta, Diċembru 12, 1916, Sam Langford iddefenda l- “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, li reba[ ming[and Sam McVea fi Frar 1916. Bejn 1904 u 1919, l-aqwa boxers Afrikani-Amerikani, jew Kanadiżi suwed bħal Langford, kienu mwaħħla jiġġieldu lil xulxin għal “Kkulurita” Kampjonat. Jekk ġellied abjad ma jiġġieledhom, kien biss biex jiżviluppaw ir-reputazzjoni tagħhom stess biex

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