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Posts about 19th and early 20th Century boxing.
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. After 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. He also entered as one of
Jack Johnson has always been a tough subject for me. I admire his courage and strength in confronting hatred and bigotry in a time when doing so put his life in danger. He refused to conform and accept a position of inferiority to white Americans. Aínda, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, que foi considerado o Idol de París, durante a súa carreira de boxeo de 1902 para 1921, é en gran parte esquecido hoxe. Un dos maiores pesos pesados negros de súa época, foi conxelado fóra da loita polo título mundial, mesmo despois de Jack Johnson derrotado Tommy Burns en 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Abe Attell foi un boxeador difícil. Gañou o Campionato Mundial de Boxeo pluma dúas veces. El e seu irmán Monte foron os primeiros irmáns a ser campións mundiais de boxeo, á vez despois de Monte gañou o Campionato Mundial Bantamweight. Abe Attell gañou o seu primeiro título, cando foi baseado fóra do West End Boxing Club en St. Louis, MO.
Ao facer a investigación, Eu atopei esta foto da formación Manassa Mauler para a súa 04 de xullo, 1919 loita polo título con Jess Willard, World Heavyweight Boxing Campións. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard era un xigante dun home ás 6’06” e 235 libras. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Porén,