Harcsporttörténész és harcművész
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 a 1930.
Paul Pons volt a francia görög-római birkózás bajnok. Jó volt elég ahhoz, hogy George Hackenschmidt futni a pénzét több versenyen. Viszont, amikor eljött a Chicago 1900, ő “legyőzött” egy helyi birkózó. Körülményeit a veszteség hagy sok kívánnivalót. Paul Pons utazott az Egyesült Államokba 1900. Egy
Augusztus 11, 1915, A jelenlegi színes nehézsúlyú ökölvívó világbajnok, Sam McVey Sandy Ferguson ellen küzdött Bostonban, Massachusetts az Atlas Athletic Association edzőtermében. McVey egy olyan korszakban harcolt, amikor a promóterek lefagyasztották az összes afroamerikai bokszolót, kivéve a nagyszerű Jack Johnsont, a világbajnoki címért való küzdelemből. McVey legyőzte a többi nagy fekete harcost
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, értem mit
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 év, 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
Július 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 a 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. Viszont, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. A 19. századi hivatásos harcok ezen kívül rossz hírnévnek örvendtek
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Földműves” 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 font. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg belebirkózott
Október 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 font. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Mindkét férfi rajongói megérkeztek
“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 riválisára, George Hackenschmidtra nézett, 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 és 126 font. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Szeptember 12, 1899, when he fought British