Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
On February 23, 1906, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart defended his title in Los Angeles. When James J. Jeffries retired as heavyweight champion, Hart and Jack Sharkey fought for the vacant title. Hart was the surprise winner of the fight. Hart refused to fight Jack Johnson, the recognized best heavyweight. Instead he fought Tommy Burns, a 5’07” skilled boxer.
Johnny Reagan bol dôležitým bojovníkom v St. Louis boxerská scéna v prvej dekáde 20. storočia. Pôvodne z Brooklynu, Reagan sa presťahoval do St. Louis trénovať pod Jackom McKennom. McKenna založil svoju operáciu na St. Louis, kde jeho bojovník primárne bojoval pri St. Louis’ Klub West End. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
V pondelok, Máj 30, 1892, skvelý Peter Jackson boxoval súboj v rukavici s bývalým chránencom Frankom Slavinom. Obaja muži žili a bojovali v Austrálii, hoci záujem fanúšikov viedol Jacksona k turné po svete, aby využil finančné príležitosti v Spojených štátoch a Anglicku. Ako v Austrálii, Jackson často našiel bielych boxerov, ktorí s ním neboli ochotní bojovať. Málo
St. Louis, na začiatku 20. Storočia, mal prominentnú profesionálnu boxerskú scénu. Abe Attell, hoci sa narodil v San Franciscu, sídlila v St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell obhájil svoje majstrovstvá sveta v boxe v perovej váhe proti častému rivalovi Harrymu Forbesovi. Forbes bol tiež pravidelným účastníkom festivalu sv. Louis boxerská scéna. Forbes porazil Dannyho Doughertyho
Sam Langford je považovaný za jeden z najväčších libry za libru bojovníkmi všetkých čias. Narodený v marci 4, 1883 v Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, je považovaný za najväčšieho kanadského boxera všetkých čias. Jeho bojová kariéra sa tiahla od 1900 na 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. On
Mája 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Nároky na šampionát boli v tom čase veľmi nejasné. Útočné a špinavé triky často zakrývali, kto je vlastne americký šampión. Jem Mace, ktorý bol počas bojov v Anglicku dvakrát považovaný za majstra sveta, bola podpísaná na stretnutie s Tomom
Mája 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
V 19. storočí, most states banned bare-knuckled prizefighting and professional gloved boxing. Police often arrested fighter, managers, and promoters to stop prizefighting. A unique aspect of geography turned St. Louis into an ideal fight venue to get around the authorities’s activity to stop professional prizefighting. In the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois, the river’s current created a handful
Augusta 11, 1915, current World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey fought Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts at the Atlas Athletic Association gym. McVey fought in an era where promoters froze out all the African American boxers, except the great Jack Johnson, from fighting for the world championship. McVey defeated most of the other great Black fighters of this