Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 til 1930.
Paul Pons var en fransk græsk-romersk brydning Champion. Han var godt nok til at give George Hackenschmidt en køre for sine penge i flere turneringer. Men, da han kom til Chicago i 1900, han var “besejret” af en lokal wrestler. Omstændighederne i tabet lader meget tilbage at ønske. Paul Pons rejste til USA i 1900. Én
Den August 11, 1915, den nuværende verdensfarvede sværvægtsboksningsmester Sam McVey kæmpede mod Sandy Ferguson i Boston, Massachusetts i Atlas Athletic Association-gymnastiksalen. McVey kæmpede i en æra, hvor promotorer frøs alle afroamerikanske boksere ud, undtagen den store Jack Johnson, fra at kæmpe om verdensmesterskabet. McVey besejrede de fleste af de andre store sorte kæmpere i dette
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, I understand what
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 år, 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
På juli 3, 1905, Marvin Hart indtastet kampen for den ledige verden titel som en 3 til 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. Men, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professionelle kampe i det 19. århundrede nød et dårligt ry uden for
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 pounds. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg kæmpede sig ind
Oktober 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 pounds. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Fans of both men arrived in
“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. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!”Frank Gotch kiggede over på sin rival 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 og 126 pounds. 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