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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 til 1930.
Sam McVey, der blev betragtet som den Idol Paris, i løbet af sin boksning karriere fra 1902 til 1921, er stort set glemt i dag. En af de største sorte sværvægtere i sin tid, han blev frosset ud af at kæmpe for verden titel, selv efter Jack Johnson besejrede Tommy Burns i 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Abe Attell var en hård bokser. Han vandt verdensmesterskabet Fjervægt Boxing Championship to gange. He and his brother Monte were the first brothers to be world boxing champions at the same time after Monte won the World Bantamweight Championship. Abe Attell won his first title when he was based out of the West End Boxing Club in St. Louis, MO.
Mens du gør forskning, Jeg fandt dette billede af Manassa Mauler uddannelse for hans 4 juli, 1919 titel kamp med Jess Willard, World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard var en kæmpe af en mand, ved 6’06” og 235 pounds. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Men,