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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 untuk 1930.
“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 dan 126 pon, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Pada tanggal 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
Di 2010, St. Louis adalah kota ke-58 terbesar di Amerika Serikat dan ke-19 wilayah metropolitan terbesar. Sekitar pergantian abad, itu adalah kota terbesar kelima atau keenam di Amerika Serikat dan barat terbesar dari Sungai Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
Di tahun 1910-an, gulat profesional Amerika secara permanen pindah dari kontes gulat sah untuk pameran diatur sebelumnya. minat penggemar, kontrol promotor dan kurang keausan pada pegulat semua memainkan peran dalam transisi ini. tentang tekanan lain kurang berbicara di luar dari olahraga itu sendiri. Sebelum abad ke-20, tinju profesional adalah ilegal di Amerika Serikat. hanya buku jari
Pada hari Kamis, Februari 26, 1903, Jack Johnson mempertahankan Kejuaraan Tinju Kelas Berat Berwarna Dunia melawan Sam McVey yang tak terkalahkan. McVey membawa a 6-0 rekor dengan enam KO dalam pertandingan kejuaraan. Karena promotor tinju menolak membiarkan petarung kulit hitam berkompetisi untuk Kejuaraan Tinju Kelas Berat Dunia, petinju terbaik pada pergantian abad berjuang demi Dunia Berwarna
Pada Agustus 11, 1915, Juara Tinju Kelas Berat Berwarna Dunia saat ini Sam McVey melawan Sandy Ferguson di Boston, Massachusetts di gym Atlas Athletic Association. McVey bertarung di era di mana promotor membekukan semua petinju Afrika-Amerika, kecuali Jack Johnson yang hebat, dari berjuang untuk kejuaraan dunia. McVey mengalahkan sebagian besar petarung kulit hitam hebat lainnya ini
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 tahun, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
Pada tanggal 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 untuk 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
“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 dan 126 pon. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, September 12, 1899, when he fought British
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
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, mantan juara kelas berat pensiun, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Putih Harapan” pesaing. Di masa jayanya, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Di 35 tahun dan hampir 300