Borrokako Kirolen Historialaria eta Martzial Artista
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Asteazkenean, Apirila 27, 1910, reigning World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought a six-round, non-title match with African American boxer Sam Langford. Langford is one of the greatest boxers of all-time. Hala ere, Langford found himself frozen out of world title fights by promoters and boxers adhering to the “color line.” Promoters and boxers used the “color line” to prevent
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
mendean zehar, bai sari-borrokalariek bai duelistek Mississippi ibaiko hareazko uharteak aprobetxatu zituzten, inguruan St. Louis, Missouri, sari-borrokak edo dueluak egiteko. Agintariek begiz ikusi dute edozein tokitan heriotzara arteko dueluak. Hala ere, bai Illinoisek bai Missourik ere legez kanpo utzi zuten sari-borroka. Mississippi ibaiaren erdian dagoen Bloody Island Downtown St.
On Thursday, September 7, 1876, Tom Allenek bere Munduko pisu astuneko Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Txapelketa defendatu zuen Joe Goss ingelesaren aurka. Allen, jatorriz Birminghamekoa, England, St-en finkatu zen. Louis, Missouri. Allen azkenean AEB bihurtu zen. Herritarra. Allenek nortasun borrokalaria erakutsi zuen, eraztunaren barruan eta kanpoan, AEBetako kirolarien artean etsai indartsuak eginez. Allen particularly irritated
Mendean XIX, most states banned bare-knuckled prizefighting and professional gloved boxing. Police often arrested fighter, managers, and promoters to stop prizefighting. A unique aspect of geography turned St. Louis into an ideal fight venue to get around the authorities’s activity to stop professional prizefighting. In the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois, the river’s current created a handful
Ostiralean, Ekaina 10, 1910, Stanley Ketchel pisu ertaineko munduko boxeo txapelduna bere azken borrokan borrokatu zuen Jim Smith ezezagunaren aurka. Ketchelek pisu ertaineko zatia kendu du, beraz, boxeoaren sustatzaileak borrokan ibili ziren Ketchel-en lehia egokia aurkitzeko. Bakarrik 24 urte, Ketchel gogor bizi zen eta etengabe borrokatu zuen bere gorputzaren matxura goiztiarra eraginez. Smithekin borrokatu ondoren, Ketchelek nahi zuen
John L. Sullivan trantsizioko heavyweight saria borroka txapelduna izan zen. 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
Martxoan 1893, herrialde osoko egunkariek egungo munduko pisu arineko boxeo txapeldun Jack McAulifferen eta Saint Louis boxeo irakaslea den Mike Mooney-ren arteko partida baten istorioa zeramaten.. Partida bitxia dirudien arren, Mooney arin jotzen zuen erronkaria zen, -ren erakargarria $2500 alde bat da ziurrenik txapelduna mahaira eraman duena. Egokitua
Asteartean, Urtarrila 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
Abuztuaren On 11, 1915, egungo Munduko Koloretako Pisu Astunen Boxeo Txapelduna Sam McVeyk Sandy Fergusonen aurka borrokatu zuen Bostonen, Massachusetts Atlas Athletic Association gimnasioan. McVeyk borroka egin zuen sustatzaileek afroamerikar boxeolari guztiak izoztu zituzten garai batean, Jack Johnson handia izan ezik, munduko txapelketarako borrokatik. McVey-k honen beste borrokalari beltz handi gehienak garaitu zituen