Historiador dels esports de combat i artista marcial
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. Després
Durant el segle XIX, tant els combatents com els duelistes van aprofitar les illes de sorra del riu Mississipí, al voltant de St. Louis, Missouri, per celebrar baralles de premis o duels. Les autoritats han rebutjat els duels a mort a qualsevol lloc. Però, tant Illinois com Missouri també van prohibir la lluita de premis. Bloody Island al mig del riu Mississipí, al nord del centre de St.
On Thursday, Setembre 7, 1876, Tom Allen defended his World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship against fellow Englishman Joe Goss. Allen, originally from Birmingham, England, settled in St. Louis, Missouri. Allen eventually became a U.S. Citizen. Allen showed a pugnacious personality, inside and outside the ring, making powerful enemies amongst the sporting men in the United States. Allen particularly irritated
Divendres, Juny 10, 1910, El campió mundial de boxa de pes mitjà Stanley Ketchel va lluitar en la seva última lluita contra el no anunciat Jim Smith. Ketchel ha eliminat la divisió de pes mitjà, així que els promotors de boxa van lluitar per trobar una competència adequada per a Ketchel. At only 24 anys d'edat, Ketchel va viure molt i va lluitar constantment provocant una ruptura primerenca del seu cos. Després de lluitar contra Smith, Ketchel tenia la intenció de fer-ho
In March 1893, Els diaris d'arreu del país van publicar la història d'un partit proposat entre l'actual campió mundial de boxa semipesat Jack McAuliffe i l'instructor de boxa de Saint Louis Mike Mooney.. Tot i que el partit semblaria estrany perquè Mooney era un desafiador tan poc considerat, l'atractiu de $2500 Un costat és probablement el que va portar el campió a la taula. Ajustat
Ningú va aprofitar l'era No Decision de la boxa professional com Battling Levinsky. Levinsky era un boxejador defensiu hàbil, que va patir poc dany durant les seves baralles. Quan Ring Magazine li va preguntar per què era tan actiu, de vegades prenent 3 baralles en un dia per Nova York, va dir Levinsky, “M'agraden els diners i mai em faig mal.” Levinsky era
Al març de 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
Al juliol 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.” Tot i que Georges Carpentier
Al maig 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 era un bon lluitador per dret propi, però. Ryan va néixer el març 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan era conegut pel seu