Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
When the great Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the boxing establishment started searching for a “white hope” to defeat Johnson. In desperation to find someone to defeat Johnson, promoters and sports writers started lobbying former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries to end his retirement to fight Johnson. Jeffries retired undefeated in 1905. After
During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. Louis, Missouri, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. Egter, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.
On Thursday, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen het sy Wêreld Swaargewig Bare Knuckle-prysvegkampioenskap teen mede-Engelsman Joe Goss verdedig. Allen, oorspronklik van Birmingham, Engeland, gevestig in St. Louis, Missouri. Allen het uiteindelik 'n V.S. Burger. Allen het 'n strydende persoonlikheid getoon, binne en buite die ring, maak kragtige vyande onder die sportmanne in die Verenigde State. Allen veral geïrriteerd
Op Vrydag, Junie 10, 1910, Wêreld-middelgewigbokskampioen Stanley Ketchel het sy laaste geveg teen die ongekende Jim Smith geveg. Ketchel het die middelgewigafdeling uitgeskakel, dus het bokspromotors gesukkel om geskikte kompetisie vir Ketchel te vind. Slegs 24 jaar oud, Ketchel het hard gelewe en geveg wat voortdurend 'n vroeë afbreek van sy liggaam veroorsaak het. Nadat hy met Smith geveg het, Ketchel was van plan om
In March 1893, koerante regoor die land het die storie gedra van 'n voorgestelde wedstryd tussen huidige wêreld-ligswaargewigbokskampioen Jack McAuliffe en Saint Louis-boksinstrukteur Mike Mooney. Alhoewel die wedstryd vreemd sou lyk omdat Mooney so 'n ligte uitdager was, die lok van $2500 'n kant is waarskynlik wat die kampioen na die tafel gebring het. Aangepas
No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.” Levinsky was
Op Maart 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
Op Julie 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Even though Georges Carpentier
Op Mei 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
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 was egter 'n goeie vegter in sy eie reg. Ryan is op Maart gebore 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan was deur syne bekend