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Posts about 19th and early 20th Century boxing.
సెయింట్. లూయిస్, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. లూయిస్. 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
సామ్ లాంగ్ ఫోర్డ్ అన్ని సమయం పౌండ్ యుద్ధ గొప్ప పౌండ్ ఒకటిగా పరిగణించబడుతుంది. Born on March 4, 1883 వేమౌత్ ఫాల్స్, నోవా స్కోటియా, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 to 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. అతడు
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. లో 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. లూయిస్, Missouri. Besides having his camp in St. లూయిస్, Attell defended his title several times at St. లూయిస్’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, సెయింట్. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
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. లూయిస్, where his fighter primarily fought at St. లూయిస్’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
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
Oliver Leonard Kirk has the distinction of being the only Olympic boxer to win a gold medal in two separate weight classes in the same Olympic Games. Oliver Kirk accomplished this feat at his hometown Olympics in 1904. సెయింట్. Louis hosted the third Olympiad during the 1904 World’s Fair Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, సెయింట్. Louis gave
డిసెంబర్ లో 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. సెయింట్. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. లూయిస్. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
జాన్ L పోరాట ప్రసిద్ధి ఉండగా. గత ప్రపంచంలో సుల్లివన్ ఛాంపియన్షిప్ prizefight బేర్ పిడికిలిని నియమాలు కింద పోటీ, జేక్ Kilrain కూడా అనేక తొడుగును పడ్డాడు పాల్గొన్నారు. బహుమతి కోసం పోటీ పడే Queensberry రూల్స్ మార్కస్ క్రింద పడ్డాడు చెయిజోడుగల కనిరి పిడికిలిని నియమాలు నుండి బదిలీ చేశారు (ప్రారంభ ఔత్సాహిక మరియు ప్రొఫెషనల్ బాక్సింగ్) 19 వ శతాబ్దం చివరిలోని. సుల్లివన్ ఇలా, Kilrain మేజర్ పోరాడతామని
As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 మరియు 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