Historiador de esportes de combate e artista marcial
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 e 1919 were the African-American boxers forced to fight each other for the “Colored Championship”. Even after the great Jack Johnson finally broke the color line and won the World Heavyweight Championship, he would only defend the title against white contenders. As a result, the toughest challengers
Sam McVey iria ganhar o World Heavyweight Championship Colored Boxing em uma era onde os três melhores lutadores eram negros e congelado para fora da foto do título. Ele começou 1903 tão bem, ele iria colocar pressão sobre Champion World Heavyweight Boxing James J. Jeffries para dar-lhe uma partida. Jeffries se recusou a quebrar o “linha de cor” by giving a
Em 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. Em 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
Em novembro 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 anos de idade. Mace was world champion from 1860 a 1862 and again from 1866 a 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 a 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
Na sexta-feira, Junho 10, 1910, O campeão mundial de boxe peso médio Stanley Ketchel lutou sua última luta contra o desconhecido Jim Smith. Ketchel eliminou a divisão dos médios, então os promotores de boxe lutaram para encontrar uma competição adequada para Ketchel. At only 24 anos, Ketchel viveu muito e lutou constantemente, causando um colapso precoce de seu corpo. Depois de lutar com Smith, Ketchel pretendia
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Para: Política, Prizefighting eo assassinato de Bill the Butcher. 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. Ryan era um bom lutador por si só. Ryan nasceu em março 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, Nova Iorque. Ryan era conhecido por toda a sua
Em 2010, St. Louis foi a 58 ª maior cidade dos Estados Unidos e 19 maior área metropolitana. Por volta da virada do século, foi a quinta ou sexta maior cidade dos Estados Unidos ea maior a oeste do rio Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
Na terça-feira, Novembro 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, Novembro 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
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