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Posts about 19th and early 20th Century boxing.
સ્ટ્રીટ. લૂઈસ, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. લૂઈસ. 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
Sam Langford is considered one of the greatest pound for pound fighters of all time. Born on March 4, 1883 in Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 માટે 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. તેમણે
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. માં 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. લૂઈસ, મિઝોરી. Besides having his camp in St. લૂઈસ, Attell defended his title several times at St. લૂઈસ’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
જોની રેગન સેન્ટમાં એક મહત્વપૂર્ણ ફાઇટર હતો. 20 મી સદીના પ્રથમ દાયકા દરમિયાન લૂઇસ બોક્સીંગ સીન. મૂળ બ્રુકલીનનો, રીગન સેન્ટ ખસેડ્યો. લુઈસ જેક મેકકેન્ના હેઠળ તાલીમ આપશે. મેકેન્નાએ તેમના ઓપરેશનને સેન્ટ. લૂઈસ, જ્યાં તેનો ફાઇટર મુખ્યત્વે સેન્ટ ખાતે લડ્યો હતો. લૂઈસ’ વેસ્ટ એન્ડ ક્લબ. રીગન એ સમયે વધતો બેન્ટમ વેઇટ હતો
માઇક “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
ઓલિવર લિયોનાર્ડ કિર્ક જ ઓલિમ્પિક ગેમ્સમાં બે અલગ વજન વર્ગો માં ગોલ્ડ મેડલ જીતવા માટે માત્ર એક જ ઓલિમ્પિક બોક્સર હોવાની પણ વિશિષ્ટતા ધરાવે છે. ઓલિવર કિર્ક તેમના વતન ઓલિમ્પિક્સમાં આ સિદ્ધિ પરિપૂર્ણ 1904. સ્ટ્રીટ. લૂઇસ દરમિયાન ત્રીજા ઓલિમ્પિએડ હોસ્ટ 1904 વર્લ્ડ ફેર પ્રદર્શનનું. Like the Paris Games four years before, સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis gave
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. લૂઈસ. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
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
As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 અને 1919 were the African-American boxers forced to fight each other for the “Colored 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