Historik bojových sportů a bojový umělec
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Ve čtvrtek, Únor 26, 1903, Jack Johnson obhájil své mistrovství světa v barevném boxu v těžké váze proti neporaženému Samu McVeymu. McVey přinesl a 6-0 rekord se šesti knockouty v mistrovském utkání. Protože propagátoři boxu odmítli nechat černé bojovníky soutěžit o mistrovství světa v boxu v těžké váze, nejlepší boxeři přelomu století bojovali o World Colored
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. Však, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 let, 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
Března 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
Července 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.” I když Georges Carpentier
Ledna 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, bere ho
Tom Allen se narodil v Birminghamu, Anglie ale některé ze svých nejslavnějších zápasů svedl v Americe. V 1867, Allen se přestěhoval do St. Louis, největší město západně od Mississippi. Allen nikdy neodešel a použil by St. Louis jako svou domovskou základnu pro trénink na souboje o ceny. Allen bojoval většinou v zápasech na holých kloubech, jako by americký box nebyl
Dne 30, 1871, velký zástup mužů nastoupil do deseti železničních vozů na New Orleans, Mobilní a Texaská železnice, když se zastavila na Canal Street v New Orleans, Louisiana. Vlak pokračoval na nádraží Montgomery poblíž Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, kde dav opustil déšť a vydal se do lesů. Takový zvláštní průvod
Října 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 liber. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Fanoušci obou mužů dorazili dovnitř
Července 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 na 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