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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 до 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 и 126 фунти, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. On July 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
У 2010, Свети. Луис је био 58. по величини град у Сједињеним Америчким Државама и 19. највећи градском подручју. Око века, то је био пети или шести по величини град у Сједињеним Америчким Државама и највећи западно од реке Мисисипи. Свети. Луис је имао једну од највећих одеће, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
1910-их година, Америчко професионално рвање је трајно прешло са легитимних такмичења у рвање на унапред договорене изложбе. Интерес навијача, контрола промотера и мање хабање рвача су играли улогу у овој транзицији. Још један мање причан о притиску био је ван самог спорта. Пре 20. века, професионални бокс је био илегалан у Сједињеним Државама. Голи зглоб
On Thursday, Фебруар 26, 1903, Џек Џонсон је одбранио своје светско првенство у боји у тешкој категорији против непораженог Сема Меквеја. МцВеи је донео а 6-0 рекорд са шест нокаута у првенственом мечу. Пошто су боксерски промотери одбили да дозволе црним борцима да се такмиче за Светско првенство у боксу у тешкој категорији, најбољи боксери на прелому века борили су се за свет обојених
На августа 11, 1915, current World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey fought Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts at the Atlas Athletic Association gym. McVey fought in an era where promoters froze out all the African American boxers, except the great Jack Johnson, from fighting for the world championship. McVey defeated most of the other great Black fighters of this
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 године, 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
On July 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 до 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Џефрис. 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 и 126 фунти. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Септембар 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, 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. Ат 35 years of age and nearly 300