By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com

Al Brown was born in Colon, Canal Zone, Panama on July 5, 1902 with the birth name Alphonse Teofilo Brown cd게임 다운로드.

He began his boxing career in 1919 as a flyweight in the amateurs.  He turned pro in March 1922, and later in his career made history by becoming boxing’s first Latin American world champion 다운로드.

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On May 21, 1926, Brown returned to New York to defeat Teddy Silva by a third round knockout 다운로드. After that fight, he returned to Europe earning a knockout win in Paris over journeyman Antoine Merlo. At that stage of his career, Brown had an impressive record under his belt with 40 wins, 5 losses, and 4 draws 율동동요 다운로드.

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com

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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com

Although  I wasn’t even born, nor were my parents, an old boxing venue that has always intrigued me is The Ring at Blackfriars, in London, England bmw 코딩.

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By David Martinez  / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com

Arguably, the most important piece of boxing writing was by John Graham Chambers in 1865, a member of the Amateur Athletic Club in London, England 다운로드.

Chambers wrote twelve rules to govern the conduct of boxing matches which would end the governed structure of bare-knuckle fighting.

John Sholto Douglas, eighth Marquis of Queensberry, was responsible for putting these rules into effect and gained fame with his sponsorship and by lending his name to the title 다운로드. The new rules thus would supersede the Revised London Prize Ring Rules, which were written by Jack Broughton in 1743.

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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com

Back when I was a kid in the fifties, I came across a magazine called The Referee that was either at my father’s barber shop or at the newsstands nearby 스팀 백그라운드 다운로드.

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Although, I do not have every issue, the issues I have are certainly treasured collectables tv cast.