格斗运动史学家和武术家
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
“Terrible” Terry McGovern earned a reputation as one of the most powerful punchers in the history of the lighter divisions of professional boxing. McGovern weighed between 112 和 126 英镑. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, 九月 12, 1899, when he fought British
二月 7, 1882, 约翰·L. Sullivan fought Paddy Ryan for a title, which was certainly the American Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship but probably not the World Title it was billed as. 在 1880, Paddy Ryan won the title in his first and only prize fight before facing the ferocious power puncher Sullivan. The men met in Mississippi City, 密西西比州附近
之后，杰克·约翰逊成为冠军, 缺乏强有力的竞争者引起了公众的压力，詹姆斯Ĵ安装. Jeffires, 退休前重量级拳王, 结束了他的退休，争取约翰逊. 杰弗里斯被认为是第一个和最可信的 “白希望” 竞争者. 在他的全盛时期, 杰弗里斯可能无法击败约翰逊. 在 35 years of age and nearly 300
四月 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 分钟. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, 何时
一月 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
约翰·L. 在他的职业生涯沙利文曾主导了奖金圈. 拥有的纪录 40 胜, 没有损失2平, “波士顿坚强的男孩” 被认为无敌. 沙利文赢得了世界冠军 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. 在这部史诗回合击败Kilrain后, 约翰·L.
二月 22, 1918, 前世界轻量级和轻量级拳击冠军“可怕”特里·麦戈文（Terry McGovern）在纽约市的金斯县医院去世. 麦戈文（McGovern）在几天前检查了麦戈文（McGovern）认为是严重的上呼吸道感染. 然而, 医生诊断出肺炎. 麦戈文（McGovern. 麦戈文从未康复.
Monogram Pictures released So’s Your Aunt Emma! (1942) 四月 17, 1942. Zasu Pitts stars as Aunt Emma Bates. In her youth, Aunt Emma was engaged to up-and-coming professional fighter Jim O’Banion. Her sister didn’t approve of the match, so they sent her on a trip to break up the couple. Aunt Emma regretted it and starts following the career
约翰·L. 沙利文是过渡重量级奖项冠军的战斗. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was
山姆·麦克维厌倦了二十世纪初在缺乏黑人战士在美国的机会. 麦克维决定离开欧洲 1907, 他在那里，直到战斗 1911. 麦克维转战澳洲三年回到美国之前. 来自法国的这个简短的电影精华 1911 同 “Battling” Jim Johnson shows