Hanesydd Chwaraeon Brwydro ac Artist Ymladd
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 i 1930.
Roedd Paul Pons yn Wrestling Greco-Rufeinig Ffrangeg Hyrwyddwr. Yr oedd yn ddigon da i roi rhedeg am ei arian mewn nifer o twrnameintiau George Hackenschmidt. Fodd bynnag,, pan ddaeth i Chicago yn 1900, ei fod yn “trechu” gan wrestler lleol. Mae amgylchiadau'r golled yn gadael llawer i fod yn foddhaol. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Un
On August 11, 1915, Ymladdodd Sam McVey, Pencampwr Paffio Pwysau Trwm Lliw y Byd presennol Sandy Ferguson yn Boston, Massachusetts yng nghampfa Cymdeithas Athletau Atlas. Ymladdodd McVey mewn oes lle roedd hyrwyddwyr yn rhewi allan yr holl baffwyr Americanaidd Affricanaidd, heblaw y mawr Jack Johnson, rhag ymladd am bencampwriaeth y byd. Gorchfygodd McVey y rhan fwyaf o'r ymladdwyr Du mawr eraill o hyn
Ryan Hall fought Gray Maynard at the TUF 24 Finale on December 3, 2016. I heard about the bout on the Anik and Florian podcast. Ray Longo talked about the bout and shared his concerns that Hall completely shut down Maynard but his style may make it difficult for him to get fights. After watching the bout, Rwy'n deall beth
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 blynyddoedd, 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
Ar Orffennaf 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 i 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
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. Fodd bynnag,, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Roedd ymladd proffesiynol yn y 19eg Ganrif yn mwynhau enw gwael y tu allan i
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Farmer” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 bunnoedd. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Ymgodymodd Berg yn
Ar Hydref 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 bunnoedd. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Cyrhaeddodd ffans y ddau ddyn i mewn
“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Eto, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!” Edrychodd Frank Gotch drosodd ar ei wrthwynebydd George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
“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 a 126 bunnoedd. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, September 12, 1899, when he fought British