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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
గురువారం, ఫిబ్రవరి 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 సంవత్సరాల, 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 మరియు 126 పౌండ్ల. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, September 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, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300
ఏప్రిల్ న 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, ఉన్నప్పుడు
జాన్ 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, జాన్ L.
ఇరవయ్యో శతాబ్దంలో యునైటెడ్ స్టేట్స్ లో నల్ల సమర కోసం అవకాశం లేకపోవడం విసిగి సామ్ McVey. McVey యూరోప్ వదిలి నిర్ణయించుకుంది 1907, అక్కడ అతను వరకు పోరాడిన 1911. McVey యునైటెడ్ స్టేట్స్ తిరిగి ముందు మూడు సంవత్సరాలు ఆస్ట్రేలియా పోరాడారు. ఫ్రాన్స్ నుండి ఈ సంక్షిప్త హైలైట్ చిత్రంలో 1911 తో “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
డిసెంబర్ న 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
జాక్ జాన్సన్ ఎల్లప్పుడూ నాకు ఒక కఠినమైన లోనైంది. అలా చేస్తున్నప్పుడు నేను ప్రమాదంలో తన జీవితాన్ని తన ధైర్యం మరియు ఒక సమయంలో ద్వేషం మరియు మోసం వివరించేందుకు ఎదుర్కునే లో బలం ఆరాధిస్తాను. He refused to conform and accept a position of inferiority to white Americans. ఇప్పటికీ, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife