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Boxing in the 1930s was affected by one of the biggest economic struggles in the history of the United States: the depression era. Because of the suffering American economy, many boxers were offered lower amounts of money causing them to not box with passion. When the decade began, there was no champion the world heavy weight title belonged to no one. The sport boxing was boycotted for lack of money to output to the boxers. The Heavyweight division, from 1930 to 1937 in particular, could be compared to the Heavyweight division of the 1980s. Six champions were crowned before Joe Louis began his legendary run as Heavyweight champion in 1937. He retired in 1949, still holding the title of World Heavyweight Champion. Boxing began expanding into Latin America in the 1930s: Sixto Escobar became the first world champion from Puerto Rico by defeating ''Baby Casanova'', who had also been crowned at the start of the decade. ''Baby Arizmendi'' conquered the first world title for Mexico in 1934. For his part, ''Kid Chocolate'' became the first world champion from Cuba. Three world champions won world titles in three different divisions, a feat no single fighter had accomplished since 1903; Tony Canzoneri, Barney Ross and Henry Armstrong cemented their place in boxing history by achieving this feat; Armstrong was the first, and will be the only, world champion to reign in three divisions at the same time: modern boxing rules ban boxers from reigning in more than one division at a time. ==1930== *February 10- In the decade's first world title fight, Jimmy Slattery becomes world Light-Heavyweight champion, beating Lou Scozza by decision in fifteen rounds for the vacant title, at Buffalo. *February 18- Jack Kid Berg becomes world Jr. Welterweight champion, knocking out ''Mushy Callahan'' in eleven rounds, London. *March 21- ''Midget Wolgast'' wins the vacant New York Flyweight title with a fifteen round decision over ''Black Bill'', New York City. *June 11- Max Schmeling wins the undisputed World Heavyweight title, defeating NBA champion Jack Sharkey by a four round disqualification, after being hit with a damaging low blow. Schmeling became the first boxer to win the title by disqualification, and he remains as of 2004, the only one to win it that way, in New York. *June 25- Maxie Rosenbloom wins the world Light-Heavyweight title with a fifteen round decision over Jimmy Slattery, in Buffalo. *July 17- Al Singer wins the world Lightweight title with a first round knockout over Sammy Mandell, setting a record for the fastest fight in that division's history, New York. *October 4- ''Panama Al Brown'' retains the world Bantamweight title with a fifteen round decision over Eugene Huat, in Paris. *November 14- Tony Canzoneri wins his second world title, knocking out Al Singer (who in the process became the first world boxing champion in history to both win and lose the title by first round knockout) in the first round and breaking Singer's record for the fastest finish in a world Lightweight title fight, in New York. *December 11- ''Battling Battalino'' retains the world Featherweight title with a fifteen round decision over ''Kid Chocolate'', in New York. *December 26- Frankie Genaro and Midget Wolgast try to unify the world Flyweight title, but their fight results in a draw, in New York. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boxing in the 1930s」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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