Historian i sporteve luftarake dhe artist luftarak
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional boxing contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Sam McVey, i cili u konsiderua Idol e Parisit, gjatë karrierës së tij boks nga 1902 në 1921, është harruar në masë të madhe sot. Një nga peshat e rënda më të mëdha të zeza të kohës së tij, ai ishte ngrirë nga të luftuar për titullin e botës edhe pas Jack Johnson mundi Tommy Burns në 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Abe Attell was a tough boxer. He won the World Featherweight Boxing Championship twice. He and his brother Monte were the first brothers to be world boxing champions at the same time after Monte won the World Bantamweight Championship. Abe Attell won his first title when he was based out of the West End Boxing Club in St. Louis, 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, kur ndaluan në një
Ndërsa duke bërë hulumtime, Kam gjetur kete foto e trajnimit Manassa sakaton për 4 korrik tij, 1919 Lufta titullin me Jess Uillard, Loja me Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard ishte një gjigant i një njeriu në 6’06” dhe 235 £. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Megjithatë,