Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Decembrī 8, 1903, Sam Langford cīnījās valdošo viegls boksa čempions savā dzimtajā pilsētā Boston, Massachusetts. Pirms cīņas Langford, vairums boksa ekspertu jutos Joe Gans nevar uzvarēts likumīgu cīkstēšanās. Dzimis Baltimore, Maryland, Gans varēja lauzt krāsu barjeru, uzvarot Pasaules Viegls boksa čempionātā. Sam Langford is often considered
John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” Poole, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 1858 bout held in
“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 and 126 mārciņas, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Jūlijā 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “the Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight
Tom Hyer won the American Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in 1841. Tāpat kā lielākā daļa prizefighting čempioniem deviņpadsmitajā gadsimtā, viņš necīnījās ļoti bieži. Hyer parasti maksā savus rēķinus, kā Policists politiskajām partijām Ņujorkā. Sākotnēji, Hajers izmantoja savus talantus Whigs labā, bet pārcēlās uz uzticību “Neko nezinu puse” with his friend William
Oktobrī 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.
Jūlijā 1854, Pasaules Bareknuckle Prizefighting čempions Džons Morisejs, kas arī nodalīt kā Tammany Hall Policists, apstrīdēt William “Bill Butcher” Poole ar bez tabu ielu cīņas. Rezultāts bija briesmīgs pukstēšana un vairākas mēnesi atjaunošanas John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a
Jūlijā 26, 1854, tukša stilbs čempions Džons Morisejs tikās gadījuma tukša stilbs cīnītājs William Poole kādā nekādu noteikumu ielas kautiņā. Kas notika tālāk, būtu vissliktākais piecas minūtes John Moriseja dzīves. Oktobrī 23, 1853, 22 gadus vecais Morrissey pārspēt Yankee Sullivan par pasaules tukša stilbs čempionātā ar apstrīdēto lēmumu. Sullivan faktiski pārdota Moriseja out
Jack Johnson has always been a tough subject for me. Es apbrīnoju viņa drosmi un izturību, saskaroties ar naidu un fanātisms, kas laikā, kad darot nodot savu dzīvi briesmām. Viņš atteicās, lai atbilstu un pieņemt nostāju mazvērtības baltajiem amerikāņiem. Vēl, tāpat kā daudzi cilvēku, viņš bija kļūdaina cilvēks. He beat his first wife
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Martā 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to