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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
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
Dilluns, Maig 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, a principis del segle XX, tenia una destacada escena de boxa professional. Abe Attell, tot i que va néixer a San Francisco, tenia la seu a St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell va defensar el seu campionat mundial de boxa pes ploma contra el seu rival freqüent Harry Forbes. Forbes també va ser un habitual al St. Escena de boxa de Louis. Forbes va derrotar a Danny Dougherty per la
Sam Langford és considerat un dels més grans peleadores lliura per lliura de tots els temps. Nascut el març 4, 1883 a Weymouth Falls, Nova Escòcia, és considerat el millor boxejador canadenc de tots els temps. La seva carrera de lluitador es va estendre des de 1900 to 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Ell
Oliver Leonard Kirk té la distinció de ser l'únic boxejador olímpic a guanyar una medalla d'or en dues categories de pes diferents en els mateixos Jocs Olímpics. Oliver Kirk va aconseguir aquesta gesta a la seva ciutat natal en els Jocs Olímpics 1904. St. Louis va ser seu de la tercera Olimpíada durant el 1904 Fira Exposició del Món. 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
Com he escrit en diversos posts, els millors boxejadors de pes pesat entre 1900 i 1919 van ser els boxejadors afroamericans obligats a lluitar entre ells per la “Campionat de colors”. Fins i tot després que el gran Jack Johnson finalment trenqués la línia de color i guanyés el Campionat Mundial de Pes Pesat, només defensaria el títol davant dels contendents blancs. As a result, els desafiadors més durs
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
“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 i 126 lliures, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Al juliol 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
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