Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
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. Pärast
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. Siiski, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.
Neljapäeval, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen kaitses oma raskekaalu paljasnukivõitluse maailmameistrivõistlusi kaasinglase Joe Gossi vastu.. Allen, algselt Birminghamist, England, asus elama St. Louis, Missouri. Allenist sai lõpuks USA. Kodanik. Allen näitas närust isiksust, ringi sees ja väljas, luua võimsaid vaenlasi Ameerika Ühendriikide sportlaste seas. Allen oli eriti ärritunud
Reedel, Juuni 10, 1910, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought his last fight against unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel has cleared out the middleweight division, so boxing promoters struggled to find suitable competition for Ketchel. At only 24 aastat vana, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
Märtsis 1893, ajalehed üle kogu riigi avaldasid loo kavandatud matšist praeguse poolraskekaalu poksi maailmameistri Jack McAuliffe'i ja Saint Louis'i poksiõpetaja Mike Mooney vahel.. Kuigi matš tunduks veider, sest Mooney oli nii kergelt hinnatud väljakutsuja, meelitus $2500 külg on ilmselt see, mis meistri lauale tõi. Kohandatud
Keegi ei kasutanud profipoksi otsustamiseta ajastut ära nagu Levinskyga võitlemine. Levinsky oli osav kaitsepoksija, kes sai oma võitlustes vähe kahju. Kui Ring Magazine küsis temalt, miks ta nii aktiivne on, mõnikord võttes 3 võitleb ühe päevaga New Yorgis, Levinsky ütles, “Mulle meeldib raha ja ma ei saa kunagi haiget.” Levinsky oli
Märtsil 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
Juulil 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
Mail 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 a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan was known through out his