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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Dilluns, Maig 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Both men lived and fought in Australia, although fan interest led Jackson to tour the world to take advantage of the financial opportunities in the United States and England. As in Australia, Jackson often found white boxers unwilling to fight him. Few
St. Louis, a principis del segle XX, tenia una destacada escena de boxa professional. Abe Attell, tot i que va néixer a San Francisco, tenia la seu a St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell va defensar el seu campionat mundial de boxa pes ploma contra el seu rival freqüent Harry Forbes. Forbes també va ser un habitual al St. Escena de boxa de Louis. Forbes va derrotar a Danny Dougherty per la
Sam Langford és considerat un dels més grans peleadores lliura per lliura de tots els temps. Nascut el març 4, 1883 a Weymouth Falls, Nova Escòcia, és considerat el millor boxejador canadenc de tots els temps. La seva carrera de lluitador es va estendre des de 1900 to 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Ell
Al maig 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
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
A l'agost 11, 1915, current World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey fought Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts at the Atlas Athletic Association gym. McVey fought in an era where promoters froze out all the African American boxers, except the great Jack Johnson, from fighting for the world championship. McVey defeated most of the other great Black fighters of this
Com he escrit en diversos posts, els millors boxejadors de pes pesat entre 1900 i 1919 van ser els boxejadors afroamericans obligats a lluitar entre ells per la “Campionat de colors”. Fins i tot després que el gran Jack Johnson finalment trenqués la línia de color i guanyés el Campionat Mundial de Pes Pesat, només defensaria el títol davant dels contendents blancs. As a result, els desafiadors més durs
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
En 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
Divendres, Juny 10, 1910, El campió mundial de boxa de pes mitjà Stanley Ketchel va lluitar en la seva última lluita contra el no anunciat Jim Smith. Ketchel ha eliminat la divisió de pes mitjà, així que els promotors de boxa van lluitar per trobar una competència adequada per a Ketchel. At only 24 anys d'edat, Ketchel va viure molt i va lluitar constantment provocant una ruptura primerenca del seu cos. Després de lluitar contra Smith, Ketchel tenia la intenció de fer-ho