Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Keď veľký Jack Johnson porazil Tommyho Burna pre majstrovstvá sveta v ťažkej váhe, Boxingové zariadenie začalo hľadať „bielu nádej“, aby porazila Johnsona. V zúfalstve nájsť niekoho, kto porazí Johnsona, PROBRÁTORY A SPORTOVÝ APILS začal lobovať za bývalého majstra sveta v ťažkej váhe James J. Jeffries, aby ukončil svoj odchod do dôchodku v boji proti Johnsonovi. Jeffries odišiel do dôchodku neporazený v 1905. After
On Thursday, September 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, Noviny po celej krajine priniesli príbeh o navrhovanom zápase medzi súčasným svetovým šampiónom v poloťažkej váhe v boxe Jackom McAuliffe a inštruktorom boxu zo Saint Louis Mikeom Mooneym.. Aj keď sa tento zápas môže zdať zvláštny, pretože Mooney bol taký ľahkovážny vyzývateľ, návnada $2500 strana je pravdepodobne to, čo priviedlo šampióna k stolu. Upravené
V stredu, Apríl 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. Však, 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 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
On Tuesday, Február 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast vyzval majstra sveta v ľahkej váhe v boxe bojujúceho s Nelsonom o Nelsonov titul v Richmond Arena v Point Richmond, Kalifornia. 28-ročný Nelson získal titul vyradením skvelého Joea Gansa 1908. Boxerskí experti neočakávali, že Wolgast porazí Nelsona, aj keď Wolgast rozhodol o Nelsonovi v r. 1909. Učenci
V priebehu 19. storočia, borci aj duelanti využili pieskové ostrovy v rieke Mississippi, okolo sv. Louis, Missouri, usporiadať súboje o ceny alebo duely. Úrady sa zamračili na duely na smrť na akomkoľvek mieste. Však, Illinois aj Missouri tiež zakázali boj o ceny. Krvavý ostrov uprostred rieky Mississippi severne od 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
V piatok, Marec 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain bojoval s Georgeom Godfreyom v California Athletic Club v San Franciscu, Kalifornia. Muži bojovali o trofej a $5,000. Muži vstúpili do ringu o hod 9:52 p.m.. William Muldoon, bývalý majster sveta v ťažkej váhe, vyslaný Kilrain, ktorý Muldoon trénoval na tento boj. Muldoon vycvičil Kilrainovho súpera, John L. Sullivan, pre ich 1889
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 na 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 rozvíjal talenty mladého šampióna a pomáhal mu