By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com
One of the great featherweights, that nobody talks about, is certainly Johnny Kilbane, a champion who held the title for eleven years (1912-1923) and fought the best of his era 다운로드.
Kilbane was born in a large Irish neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio on April 18, 1889 and began his professional career in November of 1907.
With only 33 fights under his belt, Kilbane fought the great Abe Attell who had 120 fights on his record; Kilbane lost a ten round unanimous decision in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 24, 1910 다운로드.
The two would meet again three months later in a bout that would end in a four-round no-contest.
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By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer / World Renowned Boxing Historian and Sports Collector / Contributor to dmboxing.com since 2008
He was possibly the greatest light heavyweight of all time, The wily “Old Mongoose” Archie Moore 쏘우 3 다운로드. The man who scored 140 knockouts in a career that spanned from 1936 to 1963 never lost his crown in the ring.
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In 1943, he won two out of three against Chase, and in 1944, Moore lost by a knockout to Booker and also dropped a decision to the great Charley Burley.
By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com
Many people have asked me about former heavyweight champion John L 듀드 시뮬레이터 다운로드. Sullivan. They say that there’s no footage of him and wonder how we can rate his greatness. Of course the footage isn’t there, and this is why we have historians, books, records and, most importantly, have had people who lived in his era with their assessments 다운로드.
I have not personally spoken to anyone from his era which is the late nineteenth century, but the oldest person I have ever had contact with who actually comes close would be boxing historian Al Nelson 아기 상어 다운로드. He goes back to Bob Fitzsimmons, who beat James J. Corbett to win the heavyweight title, and Corbett was the one who beat Sullivan for that title 다운로드.
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In that article I will never forget my opening sentence: “John L. Sullivan is the first American boxing icon, and he was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on October 15, 1858.”
Sullivan’s fame in the boxing ring is remembered by many in boxing circles, even today a hundred and thirty years later.
Known as the “Boston Strong Boy”, Sullivan was as strong as they come, at 5’10” and weighing 190 pounds. In high school he excelled in baseball, boxing, and wrestling.
Because his mother wanted him to be a priest, he briefly attended Boston College. But from an early age, Sullivan showed a great proficiency with his fists.
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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com
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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com
One of England’s greatest flyweight boxers was certainly Peter Kane 태교 음악 mp3 다운로드. He was born in Heywood, Lancashire on February 28, 1918, but actually grew up living in Golborne, Lancashire.
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He went on a winning spree of forty-one consecutive bouts, thirty-four by knockout, which propelled him to a world flyweight title fight with Benny Lynch on October 13, 1937, at Shawfield Park in Glasgow, Scotland. More than 40,000 fans attended as Lynch retained the title by a thirteenth round knockout 리턴1979.
Kane would fight Lynch in a fifteen round title bantamweight rematch bout on March 24, 1938, with the result being a draw.
By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com
Pete Herman was born in
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Herman continued to win which advanced him to fight the likes of Eddie Campi, Kid Williams, Young Zulu Kid, and Jimmy Pappas, who were all experienced fighters and much better competition.
By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com
One of the best fighters that I have witnessed in my 59 years of involvement in boxing was junior lightweight Tyrone Everett 쇼미더머니777 4화 다운로드.
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During the fight, Everett would show Escalera his artistic boxing skills, winning most of the rounds handily. Escalera’s best round was definitely the fifth as his signature right hand punches rocked the southpaw Everett. What was amazing, though, was that Everett stayed on the outside and boxed beautifully, never losing his composure in that round.
By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com
There have been many handicaps to boxers in the ring – one eye, broken nose, severe cuts, ankle sprain, etc, but I must say the most debilitating handicaps has to be a deaf mute 다운로드.
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After winning the Italian title, D’Agata would only lose one fight in his next 27 bouts. That only loss was to future world champion Robert Cohen by 10 round decision. He would reverse that loss in a rematch by 6th round knockout over Cohen on June 29, 1956 to win the world bantamweight championship. The bout was held at the Foro Italico Soccer Stadium, Rome, Italy with over 38,000 fans in attendance. With the win, D’Agata made history as the world’s first deaf champion.
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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com
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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com
In part five of my six part series on Muhammad Ali, I would like to give you my personal view of ten incredible highlight facts during his boxing career:
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2 ) Ali has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine 37 times, second only to Michael Jordan.
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