Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Sam McVey, joka pidettiin Idol Pariisin, hänen nyrkkeily uransa 1902 to 1921, on pitkälti unohdettu tänään. Yksi suurimmista mustan raskaan sarjan aikansa, hän oli jäädytetty ulos taistelevat maailmanmestaruudesta senkin jälkeen Jack Johnson voitti Tommy Burns 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Abe Attell oli kova nyrkkeilijä. Hän voitti World Featherweight Boxing Championship kahdesti. Hän ja hänen veljensä Monte olivat ensimmäiset veljekset olla World Boxing mestareita samalla kun Monte voitti World Kääpiösarja Championship. Abe Attell won his first title when he was based out of the West End Boxing Club in St. Ludvig, MO.
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, when they stopped in at a
While doing research, I found this picture of the Manassa Mauler training for his July 4th, 1919 title fight with Jess Willard, the World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard was a giant of a man at 6’06” ja 235 kiloa. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Kuitenkin,