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Posts about combat sports history from 1870 a 1930.
On February 7, 1882, John L. 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. Em 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, which is why both promoters
Em abril de 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 minutes. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when
On St. Patrick’s Day, Março 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. Louisans de afogamento
Em dezembro de 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. Chefe Duas Penas entrou no
John L. Sullivan tinha dominado o anel prêmio durante sua carreira. Possuindo um registro de 40 vitórias, sem perdas e dois empates, “O Boston Strong Boy” foi considerado invencível. Sullivan ganhou o campeonato mundial em 1882 e dispensados todos os adversários que culminou com a luta do século XIX, com Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, John L.
John L. Sullivan foi a transição dos pesos pesados prêmio campeão de luta. 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. Ryan era um bom lutador por si só. Ryan nasceu em março 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, Nova Iorque. Ryan era conhecido por toda a sua
Em um testemunho de sua visão do futuro, World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon estava se preparando para ser um instrutor de fitness, mesmo quando no auge de seus poderes como um wrestler. Muldoon realizado o campeonato de 1880 até se aposentar em 1890. Durante o seu reinado, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
Em janeiro de 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