Marvin Hart Wins Vacant Title

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على يوليو 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 إلى 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the

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Terrible Terry Wins Bantam Title

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“Terrible” Terry McGovern earned a reputation as one of the most powerful punchers in the history of the lighter divisions of professional boxing. McGovern weighed between 112 و 126 جنيه. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, سبتمبر 12, 1899, when he fought British

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Gotch Tries Boxing

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An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, which is why both promoters

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Jeanette Gets Revenge on McVey

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في أبريل 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 <تمتد bbox_x = "273" bbox_y = "1490" bbox_w = "50" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" أحمر = "255" أخضر = "255" أزرق = "255" ألفا = ". From February 5, 1903, when he beat “دنفر” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when

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جاك جونسون والكفاح من القرن

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, بطل الوزن الثقيل السابق المتقاعد, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “الأمل الأبيض” المتنافسين. في كلمته رئيس الحكومة, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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جون L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “The Boston Strong Boy” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, جون L.

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“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title

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كانون الثاني 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a

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المصارعة بطل الملاكمة يحاول

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يوم الثلاثاء, يناير 19, 1909, الدكتور. بنيامين الرول, الطبيب سياتل والموالية المصارع الذي كانت جيدة بما يكفي للفوز في بطولة الوزن الثقيل الأمريكية, قررت لسبب غير مفهوم لمحاولة يده في الملاكمة للمحترفين. كان خصمه صديق وشريك السجال, “دنفر” إد مارتن, من سيفوز في بطولة الملاكمة للوزن الثقيل العالمي الملونة. الدكتور. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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An Epic 61 Round Draw

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In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Main Content – على مارس 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color

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بيغ اليد اليمنى سام ماكفاي ل

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سام ماكفاي تعبت من عدم وجود فرصة للمقاتلين السود في الولايات المتحدة خلال أوائل القرن العشرين. قررت ماكفاي لمغادرة لأوروبا في 1907, حيث قاتل حتى 1911. قاتل ماكفاي في أستراليا لمدة ثلاث سنوات أخرى قبل أن يعود إلى الولايات المتحدة. هذا تسليط الضوء على فيلم قصير من فرنسا في 1911 مع “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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