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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 para 1930.
O xoves, Febreiro 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defendeu o seu Campionato Mundial de Boxeo Peso Pesado de Colores contra o invicto Sam McVey. McVey trouxo un 6-0 récord con seis nocauts no partido do campionato. Dado que os promotores do boxeo negáronse a permitir que os loitadores negros competisen polo Campionato Mundial de Boxeo Peso Pesado, os mellores boxeadores ao redor do cambio de século loitaron polo World Colored
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 anos, 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
“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 e 126 libras. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Setembro 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, o ex-campión dos pesos pesados xubilado, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Esperanza Branca” contendentes. No seu auxe, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. En 35 years of age and nearly 300
En abril 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 actas. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, cando
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.
Sam McVey canso da falta de oportunidade para os loitadores negros nos Estados Unidos durante o inicio do século XX. McVey decidiu partir a Europa en 1907, onde loitou ata 1911. McVey loitou en Australia por tres anos, antes de volver a Estados Unidos. Este breve filme destacado de Francia en 1911 con “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
En decembro de 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
Jack Johnson has always been a tough subject for me. I admire his courage and strength in confronting hatred and bigotry in a time when doing so put his life in danger. He refused to conform and accept a position of inferiority to white Americans. Aínda, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife