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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Ar Aibreán 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 minutes. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when
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..
Ar Dé Máirt, Eanáir 19, 1909, Dr. 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. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
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
Ar Nollaig 8, 1903, Sam Langford throid an banríonacha curadh dornálaíochta lightweight ina bhaile dúchais Boston, Massachusetts. Roimh troid Langford, Bhraith formhór saineolaithe dornálaíochta nach bhféadfaí Joe Gans bheith ann fosta i bout dlisteanach. Rugadh i Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered
Jack Johnson curtha i gcónaí ina ábhar diana dom. I admire a misneach agus neart i tabhairt aghaidh ar thubaistí fuath agus bigotry in am nuair a dhéanamh amhlaidh a chur ar a shaol i mbaol. Dhiúltaigh sé chun seasamh inferiority i gcomhréir agus glacadh le Meiriceánaigh bán. Ach, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, measadh go raibh a an Idol Pháras, le linn a shlí bheatha dornálaíochta ó 1902 to 1921, Tá dearmad den chuid is mó sa lá atá inniu. Ceann de na heavyweights dubh mó de chuid ama, reoite sé as troid ar son an teideal domhan fiú tar éis Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Bhí Abe Attell Boxer diana. Bhuaigh sé Craobh Dornálaíochta an Domhain featherweight faoi dhó. Bhí sé féin agus a dheartháir Monte an chéad deartháireacha a bheith Seaimpíní domhan dornálaíochta ag an am céanna tar éis a bhuaigh an Monte Bantamweight Craobh an Domhain. Abe Attell won his first title when he was based out of the West End Boxing Club in St. Louis, MO.
While doing research, I found this picture of the Manassa Mauler training for his July 4th, 1919 title fight with Jess Willard, the World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard was a giant of a man at 6’06” agus 235 punt. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Mar sin féin,