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Peter Keenan was a Scottish immortal boxing

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I love this story about Peter Keenan, who came across the world champion in massive weight, Sonny poston, when the American came to Great Britain in 1963. Sonny opposed Keenan, he smoked a cigar in his presence and was very rude to Scotland, saying yes. Little Piotr, who was only Bantam in the perfect side, but extremely good, told the master that he was quite prepared to pull him out with him, with bare cubes. I also heard that he said that Keenan was an extremely tough man “on the pavement” and not a man to cross.

Like many of our best little men, in flying weight and Bantam, Keenan came from Scotland. This country, along with Wales and Ireland, had a reputation of the production of great fighters with these weights, and Keenan was no exception, he was one of the best.

He took part in 17 title competitions, all of them in 15 rounds, between 1951 and 1959. For the first time he won the title of British weight in 1951, regained it in 1954, and during eight British title competitions he won two Lonsdale straps. He was only a third man and the first scot to reach this feat.

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He maintained the European title twice when this title really meant something. For four years he reigned as a master of the Empire (currently the community of nations) and fought for the global title of Bantamweight against the South African, Vic Toweel in 1952. In his 11-year career he won 54 of 66 competitions and did not repeal anyone.

In 1948, just before he became a professional, Bn He stated that “Peter Keenan, a growing modern weight to Scotland, gives everyone a hint that he followed the path to the Fista, which is already lit by so many Scots boys on this pound, among whom they were such masters as Jackie Paterson, Benny Lynch, Johnny Hill , Elky Clark and Tancy Lee.

To mention the same breath as this galaxy of stars, you must be something better than ordinary, and undoubtedly Piotr, at the age of eighteen, showed talents much above the average. ” The writer also noticed that Keenan had a devastating blow and that “eight opponents in the last 21 fights” hit deck “and stopped there.”

While Keenan would surpass the Flyight department, this forecast came true. Keenan not only moved the blow to professional ranks, but remained a powerful weapon in the higher ward. He won his debut in 57 seconds, fallen five times the opponent in the first round in the third competition and won two more pristine knockouts a year ago.

In 1949 he fell into class and until the end of the year he was rated in fourth place in the British Fede -Fedy Division. At that time it was a very competitive weight, but one that Peter could not support. After defeating Vic Herman in a total 10-year-old before 15,000 at Firhill Park in Glasgow, Peter moved to Bantamweight and Future Glory.

His defense of the Empire titles from 1955 against Jake Tula summarizes his incredible perseverance and the fighting spirit. After dropping three councils in the first round and driving from the pillar to the position until nine, Keenan, who was far behind points, changed the dramatic way in the 14th round.

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Under the header “sensational winning Kayo Keenana”, Bn He informed that Keenan “threw perfectly during his left hook, which spread to the South African on his back, while Keenan, with his hands holding high from the first moment, that he touched the canvas, made a device on the ropes.”

After his boxing career was over Keenan, he became a very successful businessman and put a lot into the game, regularly promoting Paisley and Glasgow. When he died in 2000, he was remembered as one of the greatest Scotland warriors in the history and a man who was respected by everyone, including Sonny Poston.

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Version – Marco Antonio Barrera wins a furious and electrifying rubber match over Erik Morales

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Marco Antonio Barrera in MD 12 Erik Morales
November 27, 2004; MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
Mexican warriors Barrera and Morales ended their epic trilogy in a properly urgent style, creating another unforgettable war. Entering in the start, in the case of the Super Feather WBC Morales belt, the series stood with one winner per item. Morales won the initial meeting in Super-Bantam in 2000, and Barrera secured the creation of a rematch in 2002 in a featherweight-the decisions were questioned. Accordingly, the verdict in the rubber match also caused a debate. As in the previous two meetings, bitter enemies got involved in a furious fight, and the electrifying 11 round turned out to be particularly cruel. Ultimately, Barrera went to the top and adapted Morales’s achievement, becoming the three world letter.

Do you know? At that time, WBO Feather Highland Scott Harrison was interested in an observer in Ringside. He hoped to catch the winner.

Watch out for: In the middle of nine, the fighters are involved in the clinch, and Barrera is bursting morale at the back of the head with a legal apparatus. Uninvited by his opponent, Morales refuses to touch Barrera gloves when the judge was asked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctlipjgecq

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On this day: Felix Trinidad and Fernando Vargas are sharing, fouls and exhilarating violence

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Felix Trinidad in RSF 12 Fernando Vargas
December 2, 2000; Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
A lot was expected about the battle of unification of power between Trinidad and Vargas and, fortunately, did not disappoint. Trinidad, who defended his title WBA, jumped out of the blocks and twice started in the opener twice. Vargas returned a favor in the fourth round, sending Trinidad to a mat. Even worse for Felix, he was also deducted to a low blow. The same violation meant that the next point was taken from Trinidad in seventh place, before Vargas lost the point after a closer south of the border in 10. Constant violence with the view lasted to 12., in which the trio knocking up from Trinidad finally ended to a perfectly exhilarating competition.

Do you know? Former victim of Trinidad, Kevin Lueshing, called Boxing news Offices to discuss a brutal conclusion to fight. He said: “It caused a terrible memory of how he finished me.”

Watch out for: The complete HBO Pay-Per-View transmission is available to watch on YouTube. In Undercard he presents himself like Christa Martin, William Joppy and Ricardo Lopez.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngk4rafo574

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When Jack Johnson visited Great Britain

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Jack Johnson

This is the latest in the occasional series about the heavyweight champions of the world and their visits to Great Britain. In previous articles I wrote about Primo Carner and Langford himself, and this week I will look at Jacek Johnson and his British concert tour of 1908. Jackjohnson came to Great Britain on Monday, April 27 from the States, when the German steamer, Kronprinz Wilhelm, did in Plymouth. He was accompanied by his manager, Fitzpatrick himself, and two men immediately followed the train from Plymouth to the Paddington station in London, checked in at the Adelphi Hotel, and in the evening he visited the British Botker, in the field of eight circles, to see 20 rounds.

Johnson was in Great Britain to hunt Tommy Burns, also visiting London, to force him to defend the title, which, as we know, took place in Sydney eight months later. Two men exchanged words in Sporting Press and Burns, who stayed in Jacek’s Castle, in a pub in Hampstead, immediately published 1000 pounds from The Sporting Life, stating that if the Johnson camp was fitting to this amount, the fight was turned on. Fitzpatrick opposed the terms for which Burns insisted on the proposed match and refused to cover money. Johnson challenged the shooting moir, but it was rejected when Moir drew a color line and refused to meet the American.

Johnson spent the majority of this summer, appearing in various music rooms in Great Britain, boxing at exhibitions with a wide British heavyweight, including Jewey Smith, Jam Styles and Fred Drummond. In those days it was quite lucrative for the highest level boxers. Then he was tailored to Ben Taylor (Woolwich) to a 20-round competition in Plymouth. Jack trained on a fight at Regent’s Park and at the Junior High School at the National Sporting Club. He left the Waterloo station on July 30 to go to Plymouth for a fight, which was to take place the next day in Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Mill Street. A vast contingent of fans welcomed him in the city of Devon, which at that time was the center of the fight of the great importance.

Jack Johnson had to chase his fight with Tommy Burns

The competition, as you can expect, turned out to be one -sided when Johnson defeated Taylor with ease, raising him 11 times in front of a judge called Halt in the eighth round. After the duel, Johnson praised Taylor at his break, stating that he never met a player during his entire career. Later that night at the Mount Pleasant Hotel gathered at the Mount Pleasant Hotel, near the cosmopolitan, where Taylor founded his training camp, and Jack appeared to give Taylor again congratulations to Taylor for organizing such a good competition.

Johnson took part in a series of exhibitions in Dublin, and then in Bristol, where he participated in the Bristol City Vs Everton football match in Ashton Gate – his first experience in sport. Until September 7, he returned to London and announced that in October he was adapted to Box Mike Schreck at the National Sporting Club. On September 14, Schreck manager Jimmy Kelly was announced that the fight was not turned off because Schreck could not be relied to get to a decent condition for the fight.

Together with Burns in Australia, Johnson remained high and desiccated, without a significant fight, so the National Sports Club organized a competition against Sam Langford, which took place at the club on November 9. What would be a coup d’état – a match between the two best bulky scales in the world – but unfortunately this did not happen. On Monday, September 21, Johnson left the Charing Cross Station on the planned Łódź train at 13.20 to France to start a long journey to Australia, where he finally met and defeated Tommy Burns three months later.

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