Marvin Hart vyhrál uprázdněný titul

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Července 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 na 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 a 126 liber. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Září 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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Jack Johnson and The Fight of the Century

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Na 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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John 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, John L.

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“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title

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Ledna 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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Zápas Champion Zkusí Box

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V úterý, Leden 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, Seattle lékař a pro zápasník, který byl dost dobrý, aby vyhrál americkou Heavyweight šampionát, nevysvětlitelně rozhodl se vyzkoušet jeho umění u profesionálního boxu. Jeho soupeř byl přítel a sparing partnera, “Denver” Ed Martin, kdo by vyhrál Barevný svět Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Sama McVey Big Right Hand

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Sam McVey unavený nedostatku příležitostí pro černé bojovníky ve Spojených státech během počátku dvacátého století. McVey rozhodl odejít do Evropy 1907, kde bojoval až do 1911. McVey bojoval v Austrálii na další tři roky, než se vrátí do Spojených států. Tento krátký highlight film z Francie v roce 1911 s “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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