Abe Attell Defeats Forbes

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الحادي و. لويس, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. لويس. On February 1, 1904, Attell defended his World Featherweight Boxing Championship against frequent rival Harry Forbes. Forbes was also a regular on the St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes defeated Danny Dougherty for the

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Sam Langford Fights for Welter Title

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ويعتبر سام انجفورد واحدا من أعظم لمقاتلي الجنيه الجنيه في كل العصور. Born on March 4, 1883 في وايموث شلالات, نوفا سكوتيا, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 إلى 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. He

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Monte Attell Battles Reagan

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Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. <تمتد bbox_x = "359" bbox_y = "1385" bbox_w = "12" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" أحمر = "255" أخضر = "255" أزرق = "255" ألفا = " 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming

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Attell Defends Against Reagan

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During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. لويس, ميسوري. Besides having his camp in St. لويس, Attell defended his title several times at St. لويس’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, الحادي و. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell

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Johnny Reagan Dies in St. لويس

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Johnny Reagan was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. لويس, where his fighter primarily fought at St. لويس’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time

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Ketchel Starches Sullivan

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Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound

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أوليفر كيرك و 1904 الحادي و. اولمبياد لويس

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أوليفر ليونارد كيرك لديه تميزت بأنها الملاكم الاولمبي فقط للفوز بالميدالية الذهبية في فئتين الوزن منفصلة في دورة الالعاب الاولمبية نفسه. أوليفر كيرك إنجاز هذا العمل الفذ في دورة الالعاب الاولمبية في مسقط رأسه 1904. الحادي و. استضافت الأولمبياد لويس الثالث خلال 1904 المعرض العادلة في العالم. مثل ألعاب باريس قبل أربع سنوات, الحادي و. Louis gave

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Dan Daly Beats Ed Kelly

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In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. الحادي و. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. لويس. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in

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Jake Kilrain Boxes to a Draw

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While famous for fighting John L. Sullivan in the last world championship prizefight contested under bare knuckle rules, Jake Kilrain also took part in many gloved bouts. Prizefighting was transitioning from bare knuckle rules to gloved bouts under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules (early amateur and professional boxing) in the late 19th Century. Like Sullivan, Kilrain would fight in major

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Sam Langford Fights the Dixie Kid

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As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 و 1919 were the African-American boxers forced to fight each other for theColored Championship”. Even after the great Jack Johnson finally broke the color line and won the World Heavyweight Championship, he would only defend the title against white contenders. As a result, the toughest challengers

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