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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 til 1930.
On April 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 minutter. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, når
Den January 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
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.
Oliver Leonard Kirk har den ære at være den eneste olympiske bokser til at vinde en guldmedalje i to separate vægtklasser i de samme olympiske lege. Oliver Kirk opnået dette kunststykke ved sin hjemby OL i 1904. St. Louis var vært for tredje olympiade under 1904 Verdensudstillingen Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
On February 22, 1918, former World Bantamweight and Featherweight Boxing Champion “Terrible” Terry McGovern died in New York City’s Kings County Hospital. McGovern checked in a few days earlier with what McGovern thought was a severe upper respiratory infection. Men, doctors diagnosed pneumonia. McGovern went from walking and talking to unresponsive in just one or two days. McGovern never recovered.
Sam McVey træt af den manglende mulighed for sorte krigere i USA i løbet af det tidlige tyvende århundrede. McVey besluttet at forlade for Europa i 1907, hvor han kæmpede indtil 1911. McVey kæmpede i Australien i mere tre år før han vendte tilbage til USA. Denne korte highlight film fra Frankrig i 1911 med “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Den December 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered
“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 og 126 pounds, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. På juli 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
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, hvilket er grunden til begge initiativtagere
Jack Johnson har altid været en hård genstand for mig. Jeg beundrer hans mod og styrke i at konfrontere had og bigotteri i en tid, når du gør det sætte sit liv i fare. Han nægtede at svare og acceptere en stilling underlegenhed til hvide amerikanere. Alligevel, ligesom mange mennesker, han var en fejlbehæftet mand. He beat his first wife