Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Mar a scríobh mé i roinnt post, na dhornálaithe meáchain is fearr idir 1900 agus 1919 ar cuireadh iachall ar na dhornálaithe Afracach-Mheiriceánacha troid ar son a chéile “Craobh daite”. Fiú amháin tar éis don iontach Jack Johnson an líne datha a bhriseadh ar deireadh agus Craobh Meáchan Trom an Domhain a bhuachan, ní chosnódh sé an teideal ach ar iomaitheoir bán. As a result, na hiomaitheoirí is deacra
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
In 1902, Bhí Marvin Hart, curadh dornálaíochta trom-mheáchan an domhain sa todhchaí, ina iomaitheoir ardaitheach. Ag troid go príomha as a bhaile dúchais Louisville, Kentucky, Bhí Hart ag imirt in aghaidh Kid Carter ag an Southern Athletic Club i mí Bealtaine 2, 1902. Ag 17-1, Bhí a fhios ag Hart go rachadh bua eile i bhfad chun troid teideal trom a bhaint amach. Bhí sé beartaithe ag an Kid Carter a rugadh i Brooklyn
Ar Samhain 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 bliana d'aois. Mace was world champion from 1860 to 1862 and again from 1866 to 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 to 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
Ar Dé hAoine, Meitheamh 10, 1910, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought his last fight against unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel has cleared out the middleweight division, so boxing promoters struggled to find suitable competition for Ketchel. Ag amháin 24 bliain d'aois, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Go: Polaitíocht, Prizefighting agus Dúnmharú an Bhille an Búistéir. The hot air laid stagnant in the room as the man in the corner tried to sleep. Giving up on the possibility of sleep, the “Troy Giant” pulled himself into a sitting position on the edge of the bed.
The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Bhí Ryan ina throdaire maith ann féin áfach. Rugadh Ryan ar an Mhárta 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, Nua-Eabhrac. Bhí aithne ar Ryan ar feadh a chuid
In 2010, St. Bhí an chathair is mó 58ú sna Stáit Aontaithe agus an ceantar cathrach is mó 19 Louis. Timpeall an cas de na céad, bhí sé ar an cúigiú nó an séú chathair is mó sna Stáit Aontaithe agus ar an taobh thiar is mó de na Abhainn Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
Ar Dé Máirt, Samhain 18, 1884, John L. Seaimpín Trom-mheáchan Lom Trom Troda Duais Knuckle an Domhain. Throid Sullivan Al Greenfield ag Madison Square Garden i gCathair Nua-Eabhrac. Bhí ar Sullivan níos mó ná a chéile comhraic a shárú sa bout seo. D'aontaigh na fir troid ar dtús Dé Luain, Samhain 17, 1884, ach bhagair údaráis Chathair Nua-Eabhrac na fir a ghabháil. An wrangling le
In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle