Историчар на борбени спортови и боречки уметник
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 да се 1930.
On February 7, 1882, Џон Л. Sullivan fought Paddy Ryan for a title, which was certainly the American Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship but probably not the World Title it was billed as. Во 1880, Paddy Ryan won the title in his first and only prize fight before facing the ferocious power puncher Sullivan. The men met in Mississippi City, Mississippi around
An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, поради што и двајцата промотори
На април 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 минути. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when
On St. Patrick’s Day, Март 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Луизаните од давење
На декември 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Шефот две пердуви влезе во
Џон Л. Саливан доминираше наградата прстен за време на неговата кариера. Поседување на евиденција на 40 победи, без загуби и две равенства, “Бостон Силен момче” се сметаше непобедлива. Саливан освои светскиот шампионат во 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. По победата над Kilrain во овој еп рунда, Џон Л.
Џон Л. Саливан бил преодниот тешка категорија награда борбите шампион. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was
The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Сепак, Рајан беше добар борец сам по себе. Рајан е роден во март 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Рајан беше познат преку неговите
Во сведоштво за неговата визија и визија, Светскиот шампион во борење Вилијам Muldoon се подготвува да биде фитнес тренер дури и кога во екот на своите овластувања како борач. Muldoon одржи првенството од 1880 до своето пензионирање во 1890. За време на неговото владеење, тој често се даде изложби да го привлечат вниманието на неговиот начин на обука. Во сабота,
Од јануари 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a