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Objave o profesionalnem boksu od 1890 za 1930.
Ponedeljek, Lahko 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, 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 velja za eno od največjih funt za funt borcev vseh časov. Rojen marca 4, 1883 v Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, on velja za največjega kanadskega boksar vseh časov. Njegov boj kariera je segala od 1900 za 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. He
Maja 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
V decembru 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
Avgusta 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
Kot sem že napisal v več prispevkih, najboljši boksarji v težki kategoriji med 1900 in 1919 so bili afroameriški boksarji prisiljeni v boj med seboj “Barvno prvenstvo”. Tudi potem, ko je odlični Jack Johnson dokončno prebil barvno črto in osvojil svetovno prvenstvo v težki kategoriji, naslov bi branil le proti belim kandidatom. As a result, najtežji izzivalci
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
V 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Kontakt, Kentucky, Kontakt 2, 1902. At 17-1, Kontakt. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
V petek, Junij 10, 1910, Svetovni boksarski prvak v srednji kategoriji Stanley Ketchel je svojo zadnjo borbo odigral proti nenapovedanemu Jimu Smithu. Ketchel je očistil srednjo kategorijo, zato so se boksarski promotorji trudili najti primerno konkurenco za Ketchela. Na samo 24 stara leta, Ketchel je težko živel in se nenehno boril, kar je povzročilo zgodnjo okvaro njegovega telesa. Po boju s Smithom, Ketchel je nameraval