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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 la 1930.
Vineri, Noiembrie 27, 1891, fostul campion american la lupte grele Joe Acton l-a luptat pe viitorul campion mondial la box la categoria grea Bob Fitzsimmons la San Francisco, California. Bărbații s-au luptat pentru un raport $1,000.00 purse. Acton a renunțat de obicei la dimensiunea adversarului său, dar Acton l-a depășit pe Fitzsimmons de 148 de lire cu șapte lire.. Bărbații au luptat într-un meci de două din trei căderi conform luptei catch-as-catch-can
Miercuri, Aprilie 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. Totuși, 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
Noiembrie 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
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
Marți, Februarie 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast l-a provocat pe campioana mondială la box uşoară, care se luptă cu Nelson pentru titlul lui Nelson, la Richmond Arena din Point Richmond, California. Nelson, în vârstă de 28 de ani, a câștigat titlul eliminându-l pe marele Joe Gans 1908. Experții în box nu se așteptau ca Wolgast să-l învingă pe Nelson, chiar dacă Wolgast a susținut o decizie a ziarului asupra lui Nelson în 1909. Experti
Ianuarie 10, 1910, recently arrived Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko took on Charlie “The Kid” Cutler in a best two-out-of-three falls match. Cutler had been a boxer in a troupe run by John L. Sullivan before transitioning to wrestling. While Cutler was extremely tough, Stanislaus Zbyszko had been wrestling since his youth. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler
No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.” Levinsky was
Vineri, Martie 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, California. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. Bărbații au intrat în ring la 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, John L. Sullivan, for their 1889
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 la 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 developed the talents of the young champion and helped him
Marți, Decembrie 12, 1916, Sam Langford defended the “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, which he won from Sam McVea in February 1916. Între 1904 și 1919, the best African-American boxers, or black Canadians like Langford, were stuck fighting each other for “Colored” Championship. If a white fighter did fight them, it was only to develop their own reputation to