Samas Langfordas kovoja su Dixie vaiku

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Kaip jau rašiau keliuose pranešimuose, tarp geriausių sunkiasvorių boksininkų 1900 ir 1919 buvo afroamerikiečių boksininkai, priversti kovoti tarpusavyje “Spalvotas čempionatas”. Net ir po to, kai didysis Džekas Džonsonas pagaliau sulaužė spalvų liniją ir laimėjo pasaulio sunkiasvorių čempionatą, jis tik gintų titulą nuo baltųjų pretendentų. As a result, sunkiausi varžovai

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Sam McVey daro spaudimą Champ

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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

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“Terrible” Terry Shows His Power

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“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 ir 126 svarų, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Liepos 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at

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Burns Beats Hart for Heavyweight Title

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Vasario 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.

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Abe Attell and St. Louis Boxing

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Į 2010, St. Louis buvo 58th pagal dydį miestas Jungtinėse Amerikos Valstijose ir 19 pagal dydį metropolinės zonos. Aplink amžių sandūroje, buvo penkta ar šešta pagal dydį miestas Jungtinėse Amerikos Valstijose ir didžiausias į vakarus nuo Misisipės upės. St. Louis turėjo vieną didžiausių drabužių, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in

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Boxing’s Effect on Legitimate Wrestling

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In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle

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Johnson Outpoints McVey

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On Thursday, Vasaris 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored

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McVey KOs Ferguson

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Rugpjūčio 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

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 metai, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at

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Marvino Harto dviguba pergalė

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Į 1902, būsimas pasaulio sunkiasvorių bokso čempionas Marvinas Hartas buvo didėjantis varžovas. Kovoja pirmiausia iš savo gimtojo miesto Luisvilio, Kentucky, Gegužę Hartas Pietų Athletic klube susitiko su Kid Carter 2, 1902. Į 17-1, Hartas žinojo, kad dar viena pergalė padės pasiekti sunkiasvorių titulo kovą. Brukline gimęs Kid Carter ketino

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