Johnson Outpoints McVey

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Nhar il-Ħamis, Frar 26, 1903, Jack Johnson iddefenda l-Kampjonat Dinji tiegħu tal-Boxing Heavyweight tal-Kulur kontra Sam McVey li ma ntlaqatx. McVey ġab a 6-0 rekord b’sitt knockouts fil-partita tal-kampjonat. Peress li l-promoturi tal-boxing irrifjutaw li jħallu lill-ġellieda l-Iswed jikkompetu għall-Kampjonat Dinji tal-Boxing Heavyweight, l-aqwa boxers madwar il-bidu tas-Seklu ġġieldu għad-Dinja Kkulurita

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 snin, 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

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Terrible Terry Wins Bantam Title

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“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 u 126 liri. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Settembru 12, 1899, when he fought British

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Gotch Tries Boxing

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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, hu għalhekk li ż-żewġ promoturi

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Jack Johnson u l-ġlieda tas-Seklu

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, l-eks champion heavyweight rtirati, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” kontendenti. Fil-prim tiegħu, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Fil 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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John L. Sullivan kien iddominat l-ring-premju matul il-karriera tiegħu. Jkollhom rekord ta ' 40 jirbaħ, ebda telf u tnejn jiġbed, “Il Boy Strong Boston” kien ikkunsidrat invincible. Sullivan rebaħ il-kampjonat mondjali fl 1882 u dispensat challengers kollha li jispiċċaw bil-Ġlieda tas-Seklu Dsatax ma Jake Kilrain. Wara kien jisfratta Kilrain f'dan bout epika, John L.

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Big Dritt Hand Sam McVey ta

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Sam McVey għajjien tal-nuqqas ta 'opportunità għal ġellieda iswed fl-Istati Uniti matul il-seklu għoxrin kmieni. McVey iddeċieda li jħalli għall-Ewropa fl 1907, fejn huwa ġġieldu sakemm 1911. McVey ġġieldu fl-Awstralja għal tliet snin aktar qabel jirritornaw lejn l-Istati Uniti. Dan il-film jenfasizzaw qasira minn Franza fil 1911 ma “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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Langford Defeats Il GANS Gran

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Fuq Diċembru 8, 1903, Sam Langford ġġieldu l boxing champion renjanti ħfief fil Hometown tiegħu ta 'Boston, Massachusetts. Qabel ġlieda Langford, esperti boxing aktar ħassew Joe GANS ma setgħux jiġu megħluba fi bout leġittimu. Imwieled fl Baltimore, Maryland, GANS kien kapaċi li jiksru l-barriera kulur mill jirbħu l-Lightweight Boxing Kampjonat Dinji. Sam Langford is often considered

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Jack Johnson, American Boxing Pioneer

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Jack Johnson dejjem kien suġġett iebsa għalija. I jammiraw kuraġġ tiegħu u s-saħħa fil-konfrontazzjoni mibegħda u bigotry fi żmien meta jagħmlu hekk jqiegħdu l-ħajja tiegħu fil-periklu. Huwa rrifjuta li jikkonformaw u jaċċettaw pożizzjoni ta 'inferjorità lill-Amerikani abjad. Madankollu, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife

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