Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
On Thursday, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen het sy Wêreld Swaargewig Bare Knuckle-prysvegkampioenskap teen mede-Engelsman Joe Goss verdedig. Allen, oorspronklik van Birmingham, Engeland, gevestig in St. Louis, Missouri. Allen het uiteindelik 'n V.S. Burger. Allen het 'n strydende persoonlikheid getoon, binne en buite die ring, maak kragtige vyande onder die sportmanne in die Verenigde State. Allen veral geïrriteerd
In March 1893, koerante regoor die land het die storie gedra van 'n voorgestelde wedstryd tussen huidige wêreld-ligswaargewigbokskampioen Jack McAuliffe en Saint Louis-boksinstrukteur Mike Mooney. Alhoewel die wedstryd vreemd sou lyk omdat Mooney so 'n ligte uitdager was, die lok van $2500 'n kant is waarskynlik wat die kampioen na die tafel gebring het. Aangepas
Op Woensdag, April 27, 1910, reigning World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought a six-round, non-title match with African American boxer Sam Langford. Langford is one of the greatest boxers of all-time. Egter, Langford found himself frozen out of world title fights by promoters and boxers adhering to the “color line.” Promoters and boxers used the “color line” to prevent
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. In March 1909, Ketchel faced a rare challenge, when he fought reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. O’Brien was a slick boxer, who used his speed and elusiveness to pummel Ketchel in the early rounds. Despite O’Brien’s size advantage, Ketchel was
Op Dinsdag, Februarie 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast het die wêreld-liggewigbokskampioen uitgedaag om Nelson vir Nelson se titel by Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, Kalifornië. Die 28-jarige Nelson het die titel gewen deur die groot Joe Gans uit te klop 1908. Bokkenners het nie verwag dat Wolgast Nelson sou verslaan nie, al het Wolgast 'n koerantbeslissing oor Nelson gehou 1909. Belanghebbendes
Tom Allen is in Birmingham gebore, Engeland, maar het van sy bekendste gevegte in Amerika geveg. In 1867, Allen het na St. Louis, die grootste stad wes van die Mississippi. Allen het nooit weggegaan nie en sou St. Louis as sy tuisbasis om vir prysgevegte op te lei. Allen het meestal in kaalknokkelprysgevegte geveg, aangesien Amerikaanse boks nie sou wees nie
No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.” Levinsky was
Op Vrydag, Maart 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, Kalifornië. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 namiddag. William Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, John L. Sullivan, for their 1889
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 te 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Blackburn het die talente van die jong kampioen ontwikkel en hom gehelp