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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 mus 1930.
Nyob rau hauv 2010, St. Louis twb 58th ib lub zos hauv lub teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas thiab puv 19 ib tsam cheeb tsam. Nyob ib ncig ntawm tus tig ntawm lub xyoo pua, Nws yog tus fifth los yog ntau tshaj sixth lub zos hauv lub teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas thiab cov coob west of tus hav dej Mississippi River. St. Louis muaj ib yam ntawm cov khaub ncaws ntau tshaj, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
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
Txog hnub plaub, Lub ob hlis ntuj 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored
Tom qab thaj tsam 9 fights ib xyoos li yav tag los 7 xyoo, Ntiaj teb Middleweight Boxing tau zus ib Stanley “Tus neeg tua neeg Michigan” Ketchel nyob sab lim. Ketchel muab ib so ntawm Missouri ranch ntawm nws cov phooj ywg R Vws. P. Dickerson nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev los tsam lub cav muab nws lub zog thiab tej yam txaus siab rau cov. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
Hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 17, 1897, tam sim no ntiaj teb Heavyweight Boxing tau zus ib James J. Corbett nkag mus rau lub nplhaib boxing ntawm lub zos Carson, Nevada. Corbett muag rau kev sib tw ntawm tus middleweight boxing tau zus ib Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett nkag mus ua tus nyiam enjoying ob lub yuav luag nees nkaum phaus luj kom zoo dua thiab slick boxing txawj. “Ruddy Robert” raws li Fitzsimmons tau tej zaum kuj paub lub ntiaj teb Middleweight Boxing Championship nyob hauv yeej lawm
Nyob rau lub Xya hli ntuj 2, 1921 hauv lub zos tsho, New Jersey, reigning ntiaj teb Heavyweight Boxing tau zus ib Jack Dempsey ntsib lub teeb heavyweight boxing vaj ntxwv Georges Carpentier. Kiv cua boxing ntawd sib sau kom muaj kev tshwm sim uas yuav ua rau tus thawj duas lab rooj vag nyob hauv keeb kwm boxing. Ntais ntawv yuav pom cov laus boxing adage, “Ib tug txiv neej loj zoo ib txwm neeg ntaus tau ib tug zoo txiv neej me ntsis.” Even though Georges Carpentier
Tuesday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 19, 1909, Dr. Rau cov menyuam Benjamin, ib tus kws kho mob Seattle thiab pro wrestler uas yog zoo ces yeej tau tus American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably leej ua tiag tes ntawm kev boxing. Tus nrog sib ntaus nws yog phooj ywg thiab sparring tus hlub, “Denver” Ed Martin, leej twg yuav yeej tus dawb lias ntiaj teb Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
Nyob rau lub Xya hli ntuj 3, 1905, Marvin Hart nkag mus kev sib ntaus hauv lub ntiaj teb uas tsis muaj npe ua ib tug 3 mus 1 underdog. Jack cag uas yuav muaj thawj lub teeb heavyweight championship yog cov nyiam kom ua tiav cov nyuam qhuav retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries yuav referee no npe match muab nws. Marvin Hart twb nyuam qhuav raug ntaus Jack Johnson. Widely considered the
“Phem heev” Terry McGovern tau ib lub koob npe nrov ua ib tug tus punchers haib tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv keeb kwm ntawm cov chav haujlwm Mental sib zog ntawm kev boxing. McGovern weighed ntawm 112 thiab 126 phaus. Tsis zoo li tus koj txog haujlwm me fighters, leej twg overwhelmed nws tw nrog xuas nrig ntaus ntim, McGovern khoom fais fab exceptional knockout. McGovern proved nws lub hwj huam rau hnub, Cuaj hlis 12, 1899, when he fought British
Tom qab Jack Johnson pib tau tau zus ib, uas tsis muaj zog contenders los pej xeem siab rau mount ntawm James J. Jeffires, cov tau zus ib tus txijnkawm heavyweight, kom tas mus. nws laus thiab tua Johnson. Jeffries twb yog tus thawj thiab credible feem ntau ntawm cov “Vam cia dawb” contenders. Nyob rau hauv nws cov prime, Jeffries tej zaum tsis tau tuav Johnson. Tom 35 xyoos thiab ze li ntawm 300