Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
On Thursday, Februarie 26, 1903, Jack Johnson het sy Wêreldkleurige swaargewigbokskampioenskap teen die onoorwonne Sam McVey verdedig. McVey het 'n 6-0 rekord met ses uitklophoue in die kampioenskapswedstryd. Aangesien bokspromotors geweier het om swart vegters vir die Wêreld-swaargewigbokskampioenskap te laat meeding, die beste boksers rondom die draai van die eeu het vir die Wêreldkleurling geveg
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Egter, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professionele gevegte in die 19de eeu geniet 'n swak reputasie buite
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 jaar, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
Op Maart 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
Op Julie 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Even though Georges Carpentier
Januarie 26, 1934, United Artists released Palooka (1934), a feature film based on the popular comic strip. Stuart Erwin plays Joe Palooka but Jimmy Durante steals the show as his manager Knobby Walsh. Joe Palooka is the son of former world boxing champion Pete Palooka. When Joe was a baby, his mother Mayme, played by Marjorie Rambeau, vat hom
Tom Allen is in Birmingham gebore, Engeland, maar het van sy bekendste gevegte in Amerika geveg. In 1867, Allen het na St. Louis, die grootste stad wes van die Mississippi. Allen het nooit weggegaan nie en sou St. Louis as sy tuisbasis om vir prysgevegte op te lei. Allen het meestal in kaalknokkelprysgevegte geveg, aangesien Amerikaanse boks nie sou wees nie
Op November 30, 1871, 'n groot skare mans het op tien treinwaens op die New Orleans geklim, Mobiele en Texas-spoorweg soos dit op Canalstraat in New Orleans gestop het, Louisiana. Die trein het voortgegaan na Montgomery-stasie naby Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, waar die skare die reën verlaat het en die bos ingegaan het. Such an odd procession
Op Oktober 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 pond. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Aanhangers van albei mans het opgedaag
Op Julie 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 te 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the