Batalsporthistoriisto kaj Militartisto
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
When the great Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the boxing establishment started searching for a “white hope” to defeat Johnson. In desperation to find someone to defeat Johnson, promoters and sports writers started lobbying former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries to end his retirement to fight Johnson. Jeffries retired undefeated in 1905. Post kiam
#?A?de, septembra 7, 1876, Tom Allen defended his World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship against fellow Englishman Joe Goss. Allen, originally from Birmingham, Anglio, settled in St. Louis, Misuro. 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
En marto 1893, newspapers across the country carried the story of a proposed match between current world light heavyweight boxing champion Jack McAuliffe and Saint Louis boxing instructor Mike Mooney. Although the match would seem odd because Mooney was such a lightly regarded challenger, the lure of $2500 a side is probably what brought the champion to the table. Adjusted
Merkrede, Aprilo 27, 1910, reganta monda meza peza boksanta ĉampiono Stanley Ketchel batalis ses-rondon, Ne-titola matĉo kun afrik-usona boksisto Sam Langford. Langford estas unu el la plej grandaj boksistoj de ĉiuj tempoj. Tamen, 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
1909 vidis Stanley Ketchel daŭrigi sian varmegan ritmon tra ĉiuj ĉefaj batalantoj ĉirkaŭ la mezpeza limo. En marto 1909, Ketchel alfrontis maloftan defion, kiam li batalis reganta Monda Malpezpeza Ĉampiono Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. O'Brien estis ŝika boksisto, kiu uzis sian rapidecon kaj evitemon por bati Ketchel en la fruaj preterpasas. Malgraŭ la grandeca avantaĝo de O'Brien, Ketchel estis
Marde, Februaro 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, Kalifornio. The 28-year-old Nelson won the title by knocking out the great Joe Gans in 1908. Boxing experts did not expect Wolgast to defeat Nelson even though Wolgast held a newspaper decision over Nelson in 1909. Pundits
Dum la 19-a jarcento, kaj premiobatalantoj kaj duelistoj ekspluatis la sablobenkinsulojn en la Misisipo, ĉirkaŭ St. Louis, Misuro, okazigi premibatalojn aŭ duelojn. Aŭtoritatoj sulkigis duelojn ĝismorte en iu ajn loko. Tamen, kaj Ilinojso kaj Misurio ankaŭ malpermesis premibatalon. Bloody Island en la mezo de la Misisipo ĵus norde de Downtown St.
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
Vendrede, Marto 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, Kalifornio. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 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 atingis lian plej grandan famon kiel la trejnisto de Monda Superpezula Bokso Ĉampiono Joe Louis de 1934 Al 1942. Louis estas ĝenerale konsiderita esti unu el la supro tri al kvin superpezuloj en profesia boksa historio kaj kelkaj konsideri lin la plej bona superpezula batalanto. “Jack” Blackburn developed the talents of the young champion and helped him