Kovos sporto istorikas ir kovos menininkas
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
On Thursday, Vasaris 26, 1903, Jackas Johnsonas apgynė savo pasaulio spalvotojo sunkaus svorio bokso čempionatą prieš nenugalimą Sam McVey. McVey atnešė a 6-0 rekordas su šešiais nokautais į čempionato rungtynes. Kadangi bokso propaguotojai atsisakė leisti juodaodžiams kovotojams varžytis dėl pasaulio sunkaus svorio bokso čempionato, geriausi amžių sandūros boksininkai kovojo už Pasaulio spalvotuosius
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. Tačiau, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesionali kova XIX amžiuje turėjo prastą reputaciją už jos ribų
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 metai, 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
On March 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
Liepos 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.” Nors Georges Carpentier
On January 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, paima jį
Tomas Allenas gimė Birmingeme, Anglijoje, tačiau kovojo kai kurias garsiausias savo kovas Amerikoje. Į 1867, Allenas persikėlė į Šv. Louis, didžiausias miestas į vakarus nuo Misisipės. Allenas niekada nepaliko ir naudotų šv. Luisas yra jo pagrindinė bazė, kur galima treniruotis dėl prizinių vietų. Allenas daugiausia kovojo prizinėse kovose, nes amerikiečių boksas nebūtų
Lapkričio 30, 1871, didelė minia vyrų į Naujojo Orleano salę įlipo į dešimt geležinkelio vagonų, Mobilusis ir Teksaso geležinkelis sustojo Kanalo gatvėje Naujajame Orleane, Louisiana. Traukinys toliau važiavo į Montgomery stotį netoli Bay St.. Louis, Mississippi, kur minia paliko lietų ir leidosi į mišką. Tokia keista eisena
Spalio 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 svarų. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Abiejų vyrų gerbėjai atvyko
Liepos 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 į 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