Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 a 1930.
Paul Pons was a French Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. He was good enough to give George Hackenschmidt a run for his money in several tournaments. Tuttavia, when he came to Chicago in 1900, he was “defeated” by a local wrestler. The circumstances of the loss leave a lot to be desired. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Uno
Agosto 11, 1915, l'attuale campione mondiale di boxe dei pesi massimi di colore Sam McVey ha combattuto contro Sandy Ferguson a Boston, Massachusetts presso la palestra dell'Atlas Athletic Association. McVey ha combattuto in un'epoca in cui i promotori escludevano tutti i pugili afroamericani, tranne il grande Jack Johnson, dalla lotta per il campionato del mondo. McVey ha sconfitto la maggior parte degli altri grandi combattenti neri in questo
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, Capisco cosa
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 anni, 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
On July 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. Tuttavia, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. I combattimenti professionali nel 19 ° secolo godevano di una scarsa reputazione al di fuori di
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Agricoltore” 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 sterline. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg entrò lottando
Ottobre 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 sterline. 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 looked over at his 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 e 126 sterline. 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