Tag: Boxe professionale

Sam McVey, che era considerato l'Idolo di Parigi, nel corso della sua carriera pugilistica da 1902 a 1921, è in gran parte dimenticato oggi. Uno dei più grandi pesi massimi neri del suo tempo, fu congelato di lottare per il titolo mondiale, anche dopo che Jack Johnson ha sconfitto Tommy Burns in 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career

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Abe Attell era un pugile difficile. Ha vinto il Mondiale piuma Boxing Championship due volte. 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.

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While doing research, I found this picture of the Manassa Mauler training for his July 4th, 1919 title fight with Jess Willard, the World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard was a giant of a man at 6’06” e 235 sterline. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Tuttavia,

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