Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
In March 1893, newspapers across the country carried the story of a proposed match between current world light heavyweight boxing champion Jack McAuliffe and Saint Louis boxing instructor Mike Mooney. Although the match would seem odd because Mooney was such a lightly regarded challenger, the lure of $2500 a side is probably what brought the champion to the table. Adjusted
Ar Dé hAoine, Meitheamh 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. Ag amháin 24 bliain d'aois, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
In 1902, Bhí Marvin Hart, curadh dornálaíochta trom-mheáchan an domhain sa todhchaí, ina iomaitheoir ardaitheach. Ag troid go príomha as a bhaile dúchais Louisville, Kentucky, Bhí Hart ag imirt in aghaidh Kid Carter ag an Southern Athletic Club i mí Bealtaine 2, 1902. Ag 17-1, Bhí a fhios ag Hart go rachadh bua eile i bhfad chun troid teideal trom a bhaint amach. Bhí sé beartaithe ag an Kid Carter a rugadh i Brooklyn
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
1909 chonaic Stanley Ketchel ag leanúint ar aghaidh lena luas troda tríd na trodaithe is fearr ar fad thart ar an teorainn mheánmheáchain. In March 1909, Bhí dúshlán annamh roimh Ketchel, nuair a throid sé Seaimpín Trommheáchan Éadrom an Domhain Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. Dornálaí slic ab ea O’Brien, a d'úsáid a luas agus a dhícheall chun Ketchel a chaolú sna babhtaí tosaigh. In ainneoin buntáiste méid Uí Bhriain, Ketchel cad
Bhí William Muldoon ar an gCraobhchomórtas Domhanda Trom-mheáchain i gCeannas agus ina chultúróir fisiceach iomráiteach, nuair a bhí Muldoon ag gabháil do Sheán L. Lucht tacaíochta Sullivan chun a dtrodaire a fháil i gcruth. Ba é Sullivan a bhí i gceannas ar Dhomhanda Trom-mheáchan Trom-Chorn na Duaise Bare Knuckle. Shínigh sé comhaontú chun freastal ar a iomaitheoir is deacra, Jake Kilrain, i mí Iúil 1889. D'admhaigh Sullivan go raibh sé i ndrochchruth,
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
Rugadh Tom Allen i mBirmingham, Shasana ach throid sé cuid dá troideanna is cáiliúla i Meiriceá. In 1867, Bhog Allen go St. Louis, an chathair is mó siar ó Mississippi. Níor fhág Allen riamh agus d’úsáidfeadh sé St. Louis mar bhunáit a bhaile chun oiliúint a chur ar troideanna duaise. Throid Allen den chuid is mó i gcomórtais luamháin lom mar ní bheadh dornálaíocht Mheiriceá
Ar Dé Máirt, Samhain 18, 1884, John L. Seaimpín Trom-mheáchan Lom Trom Troda Duais Knuckle an Domhain. Throid Sullivan Al Greenfield ag Madison Square Garden i gCathair Nua-Eabhrac. Bhí ar Sullivan níos mó ná a chéile comhraic a shárú sa bout seo. D'aontaigh na fir troid ar dtús Dé Luain, Samhain 17, 1884, ach bhagair údaráis Chathair Nua-Eabhrac na fir a ghabháil. An wrangling le
Ar Dé hAoine, Márta 13, 1891, Throid Jake Kilrain le George Godfrey ag an California Athletic Club i San Francisco, California. Throid na fir ar son trófaí agus $5,000. Tháinig na fir isteach an fáinne ag 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, iar-Chluiche Domhanda Trom-mheáchain Wrestling, ar iasacht do Chill Raithin, a thraenáil Muldoon don troid seo. Chuir Muldoon oiliúint ar chéile comhraic Kilrain, John L.. Sullivan, as a gcuid 1889