Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Joi, Septembrie 7, 1876, Tom Allen defended his World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship against fellow Englishman Joe Goss. Allen, originally from Birmingham, England, settled in St. Louis, Missouri. Allen eventually became a U.S. Citizen. Allen showed a pugnacious personality, inside and outside the ring, making powerful enemies amongst the sporting men in the United States. Allen particularly irritated
In March 1893, ziarele din toată țara au purtat povestea unui meci propus între actualul campion mondial la boxe grele ușoare Jack McAuliffe și instructorul de box Saint Louis Mike Mooney. Deși meciul ar părea ciudat, deoarece Mooney a fost un provocator atât de ușor, momeala de $2500 o parte este probabil ceea ce l-a adus pe campion la masă. Ajustat
Miercuri, Aprilie 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. Totuși, 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
Marți, Februarie 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast l-a provocat pe campioana mondială la box uşoară, care se luptă cu Nelson pentru titlul lui Nelson, la Richmond Arena din Point Richmond, California. Nelson, în vârstă de 28 de ani, a câștigat titlul eliminându-l pe marele Joe Gans 1908. Experții în box nu se așteptau ca Wolgast să-l învingă pe Nelson, chiar dacă Wolgast a susținut o decizie a ziarului asupra lui Nelson în 1909. Experti
Tom Allen s-a născut la Birmingham, Anglia, dar a luptat cu unele dintre cele mai faimoase lupte ale sale din America. În 1867, Allen sa mutat la St.. Louis, cel mai mare oraș la vest de Mississippi. Allen nu a plecat niciodată și ar folosi St.. Louis ca bază de acasă pentru a se antrena pentru lupte cu premii. Allen a luptat în cea mai mare parte în lupte cu premiile goale, deoarece boxul american nu ar fi
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
Vineri, Martie 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, California. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. Bărbații au intrat în ring la 9:52 p.m. 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 la 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 developed the talents of the young champion and helped him