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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 kepada 1930.
Pada Isnin, Boleh 30, 1892, Peter Jackson yang hebat bertarung dengan bekas anak didik Frank Slavin. Kedua-dua lelaki itu tinggal dan bertempur di Australia, walaupun minat peminat menyebabkan Jackson menjelajah dunia untuk memanfaatkan peluang kewangan di Amerika Syarikat dan England. Seperti di Australia, Jackson sering mendapati peninju putih tidak mahu melawannya. Beberapa
St. Louis, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell defended his World Featherweight Boxing Championship against frequent rival Harry Forbes. Forbes was also a regular on the St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes defeated Danny Dougherty for the
Sam Langford dianggap salah satu paun yang terbesar bagi pejuang paun sepanjang masa. Dilahirkan pada bulan Mac 4, 1883 di Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, dia dianggap sebagai peninju Kanada terhebat sepanjang zaman. Kerjaya bertarungnya bermula dari 1900 kepada 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. He
Pada Mei 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
On August 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
Seperti yang saya tulis dalam beberapa post, peninju kelas berat terbaik antara 1900 dan 1919 adalah petinju Afrika-Amerika yang dipaksa untuk melawan satu sama lain untuk “Kejohanan Berwarna”. Walaupun selepas Jack Johnson yang hebat akhirnya memecahkan garis warna dan memenangi Kejohanan Heavyweight Dunia, dia hanya akan mempertahankan gelaran menentang pencabar kulit putih. Akibatnya, pencabar paling sukar
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
Dalam 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. Pada 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
Pada hari Jumaat, Jun 10, 1910, Juara Tinju Middleweight Dunia Stanley Ketchel bertarung dalam pertarungan terakhirnya menentang Jim Smith yang tidak digembar-gemburkan. Ketchel telah membersihkan bahagian middleweight, jadi penganjur tinju bergelut untuk mencari persaingan yang sesuai untuk Ketchel. At only 24 lama tahun, Ketchel hidup susah dan bertarung secara berterusan menyebabkan kerosakan awal badannya. Selepas melawan Smith, Ketchel berniat untuk