Tag: Profesionalus boksas

Pirmadienį, Gegužės 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, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Louis. Vasario 1, 1904, Attell defended his World Featherweight Boxing Championship against frequent rival Harry Forbes. Forbes was also a regular on the St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes defeated Danny Dougherty for the

Sam Langford yra laikoma viena iš didžiausių svarą svaras kovotojai visą laiką. Born on March 4, 1883 Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 į 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Jis

Gruodžio 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

Kaip jau rašiau keliuose pranešimuose, tarp geriausių sunkiasvorių boksininkų 1900 ir 1919 buvo afroamerikiečių boksininkai, priversti kovoti tarpusavyje “Spalvotas čempionatas”. Net ir po to, kai didysis Džekas Džonsonas pagaliau sulaužė spalvų liniją ir laimėjo pasaulio sunkiasvorių čempionatą, jis tik gintų titulą nuo baltųjų pretendentų. As a result, sunkiausi varžovai

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 ir 126 svarų, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Liepos 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at