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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 a 1930.
Bob “Rudy Roberto” Fitzsimmons era um boxeador inglês, que venceu o indiscutível peso médio, campeonatos mundiais de peso pesado e meio-pesado, na virada do século XX. Muitas vezes confundido com um australiano porque começou sua carreira no boxe lá, Fitzsimmons viajou para os Estados Unidos em 1890 fazer campanha pelo campeonato dos médios. Fitzsimmons ficou logo abaixo 6 pés de altura, mas
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 was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
Na segunda-feira, Maio 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, no início do século XX, teve uma cena proeminente no boxe profissional. Abe Attel, embora nascido em São Francisco, estava sediado em São. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell defendeu seu Campeonato Mundial de Boxe Peso Pena contra o rival frequente Harry Forbes. Forbes também era presença regular no St.. Cena de boxe de Louis. Forbes derrotou Danny Dougherty pelo
Sam Langford é considerado um dos maiores lutadores pound for pound de todos os tempos. Nascido em março 4, 1883 em Weymouth quedas, Nova Scotia, ele é considerado o maior boxeador canadense de todos os tempos. Sua carreira de lutador se estendeu de 1900 a 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Ele
Oliver Leonard Kirk tem a distinção de ser o único boxeador olímpico a ganhar uma medalha de ouro em duas categorias de peso diferentes nos mesmos Jogos Olímpicos. Oliver Kirk conseguido este feito em sua cidade natal Olimpíadas de 1904. St. Louis sediou a terceira Olimpíada durante o 1904 Exposição Feira Mundial. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
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
As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 e 1919 were the African-American boxers forced to fight each other for the “Colored Championship”. Even after the great Jack Johnson finally broke the color line and won the World Heavyweight Championship, he would only defend the title against white contenders. As a result, the toughest challengers
Sam McVey iria ganhar o World Heavyweight Championship Colored Boxing em uma era onde os três melhores lutadores eram negros e congelado para fora da foto do título. Ele começou 1903 tão bem, ele iria colocar pressão sobre Champion World Heavyweight Boxing James J. Jeffries para dar-lhe uma partida. Jeffries se recusou a quebrar o “linha de cor” by giving a