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Posts about 19th and early 20th Century boxing.
St. Louis, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Louis. 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 tüm zamanların kiloluk savaşçıları için büyük sterlin biri olarak kabul edilir. Born on March 4, 1883 Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 karşı 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. He
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. Içinde 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. Louis, Missouri. Besides having his camp in St. Louis, Attell defended his title several times at St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. O zaman, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
Johnny Reagan, St.Petersburg'da önemli bir dövüşçüydü.. 20. yüzyılın ilk on yılında Louis boks sahnesi. Aslen Brooklyn'li, Reagan, St.. Louis, Jack McKenna'nın altında antrenman yapacak. McKenna operasyonunu St.. Louis, savaşçısının öncelikle St'de savaştığı yer. Louis’ Batı Yakası Kulübü. Reagan o zamanlar yükselen bir horoz sikletti
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 aynı Olimpiyat Oyunlarında iki ayrı ağırlık sınıflarında altın madalya kazanan tek Olimpiyat boksör olma özelliğini taşıyor. Oliver Kirk memleketi Olimpiyatları bu başarıyı 1904. St. Louis döneminde üçüncü Olimpiyatlarına ev sahipliği yaptı 1904 Dünya Fuarı Fuarı. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Aralıkta 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. 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
Bir kaç yazıda yazdığım gibi, arasındaki en iyi ağır sıklet boksörler 1900 ve 1919 Afro-Amerikan boksörler birincilik için birbirleriyle dövüşmeye mi zorlandılar? “Renkli Şampiyonluk”. Büyük Jack Johnson nihayet renk çizgisini kırıp Dünya Ağır Siklet Şampiyonasını kazandıktan sonra bile, o sadece beyaz yarışmacılara karşı unvanı savunacaktı. Sonuç olarak, en zorlu rakipler