Marvin Hart Wins Title vacant

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On July 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 ກັບ 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 ແລະ 126 ປອນ. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x bbox_y = "335​" = "380​" bbox_w = "53​" bbox_h fsize = "17​" = "11​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ​ສີ​ຟ້າ = "210​" = "31​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = " 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, ນັ້ນແມ່ນເຫດຜົນທີ່ຜູ້ສົ່ງເສີມທັງສອງ

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Jeanette Gets Revenge on McVey

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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ເມ​ສາ 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 ນາ​ທີ. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when

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Jack Johnson ແລະ​ຕໍ່​ສູ້​ກັບ​ຂອງ​ສະ​ຕະ​ວັດ

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, ອ່ານ heavyweight ກິນ​ເບັ້ຍ​ບໍາ​ນານ​ໃນ​ອະ​ດີດ, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “ຄວາມ​ຫວັງ​ສີ​ຂາວ” contenders. ໃນ​ນາ​ຂອງ​ຕົນ, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. ໃນ 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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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ມັງ​ກອນ 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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Wrestling ແຊ້ມ tries ມວຍ

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ໃນ​ວັນ​ອັງ​ຄານ, ເດືອນ​ມັງ​ກອນ 19, 1909, ທ່ານ​ດ​ຣ. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. ທ່ານ​ດ​ຣ. 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 – ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ມີ​ນາ 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color

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Sam McVey ໃຫຍ່​ຂວາ​ມື

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Sam McVey tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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