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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 li 1930.
James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 li 1904. After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship from Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899, Jeffries made 9 successful title defenses during the next five years. He retired undefeated in 1905 before be lured back for an ill-fated comeback against the great Jack Johnson. Jeffries didn’t win his bouts with superior boxing
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Wara 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. Daħal ukoll bħala wieħed minn
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 lira
Monte Attell kien ħu ż-żgħir taċ-Champion Dinji tal-Boxing Featherweight Abe Attell. Monte dejjem kien jeħel fid-dell ta’ ħuh il-kbir iżda kien ġellied b’talent fih innifsu. Monte kien jirbaħ il-Kampjonat Dinji tal-Boxing Bantamweight matul il-karriera tiegħu u jistabbilixxi ruħu bħala ġellied ta’ klassi dinjija. Fil 1904, kien ġuvni ta’ 19-il sena
Filwaqt li huwa famuż għall-ġlieda kontra John L. Sullivan fl-aħħar prizefight tal-kampjonat tad-dinja kkontesta taħt ir-regoli tal-għaksa vojta, Jake Kilrain ħa sehem ukoll f’ħafna attakki bl-ingwanti. Il-ġlied tal-premjijiet kien qed jgħaddi minn regoli tal-għaksa vojta għal combats bl-ingwanti taħt ir-Regoli tal-Markiz ta' Queensberry (boxing dilettanti u professjonali kmieni) fl-aħħar tas-Seklu 19. Bħal Sullivan, Kilrain kien jiġġieled fil-maġġuri
Waqt l-ewwel ġirja tiegħu bħala Champion tad-Dinja tal-Boxing Featherweight, Abe Attell kien ibbażat minn St. Louis, Missouri. Minbarra li għandu l-kamp tiegħu f’St. Louis, Attell iddefenda t-titlu tiegħu diversi drabi f’St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, St. Louis kienet l-akbar belt fil-punent tax-Xmara Mississippi fl-Istati Uniti. Imwieled Abraham Washington Attell
Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons kien boxer Ingliż, li reb[u l-middleweight mhux ikkontestat, kampjonati tad-dinja heavyweight u light heavyweight, fil-bidu tas-Seklu 20. Ħafna drabi żbaljat għal Awstraljan għax beda l-karriera tiegħu fil-boxing hemmhekk, Fitzsimmons vvjaġġa lejn l-Istati Uniti fi 1890 biex jikkampanjaw għall-kampjonat tal-piż medju. Fitzsimmons kien ftit taħt 6 saqajn twal iżda
On February 23, 1906, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart defended his title in Los Angeles. When James J. Jeffries retired as heavyweight champion, Hart and Jack Sharkey fought for the vacant title. Hart was the surprise winner of the fight. Hart refused to fight Jack Johnson, the recognized best heavyweight. Instead he fought Tommy Burns, a 5’07” skilled boxer.
Johnny Reagan kien ġellied importanti fis-St. Louis boxing xena matul l-ewwel deċennju tas-Seklu 20. Oriġinarjament minn Brooklyn, Reagan mar jgħix St. Louis biex jitħarreġ taħt Jack McKenna. McKenna bbaża l-operat tiegħu minn St. Louis, fejn il-ġellieda tiegħu ġġieled primarjament f’St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan kien piż bantam li qed jogħlew dak iż-żmien