“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title

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On 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

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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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.

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Oliver Kirk a 1904 St. Louis olympijské hry

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Oliver Leonard Kirk má vyznamenanie za bytia jediný olympijský boxer vyhrať zlatú medailu v dvoch rôznych váhových triedach v rovnakých olympijských hrách. Oliver Kirk vykonal tento čin v jeho rodnom meste olympijských hier v 1904. St. Louis hostil tretiu olympiádu v priebehu 1904 Svetová výstava Expozícia. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave

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“Terrible” Terry Dies in Charity Hospital

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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. Však, doctors diagnosed pneumonia. McGovern went from walking and talking to unresponsive in just one or two days. McGovern never recovered.

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Sama McVey Big Right Hand

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Sam McVey unavený nedostatku príležitostí pre čierne bojovníkmi v Spojených štátoch počas začiatku dvadsiateho storočia. McVey rozhodol odísť do Európy 1907, kde bojoval až do 1911. McVey bojoval v Austrálii na ďalšie tri roky, než sa vráti do Spojených štátov. Tento krátky highlight film z Francúzska v roku 1911 s “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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Langford Defeats The Great Gans

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Decembra 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

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“Terrible” Terry Shows His Power

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“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 a 126 libier, 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

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