Historiador de esportes de combate e 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. After
Durante o século XIX, tanto lutadores quanto duelistas aproveitaram as ilhas de bancos de areia no rio Mississippi, perto de St.. Louis, Missouri, para realizar lutas de boxe ou duelos. As autoridades desaprovaram duelos até a morte em qualquer local. However, tanto Illinois quanto Missouri também proibiram a luta de boxe. Ilha Sangrenta no meio do rio Mississippi, ao norte de Downtown St.
Na quinta-feira, Setembro 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
Na sexta-feira, Junho 10, 1910, O campeão mundial de boxe peso médio Stanley Ketchel lutou sua última luta contra o desconhecido Jim Smith. Ketchel eliminou a divisão dos médios, então os promotores de boxe lutaram para encontrar uma competição adequada para Ketchel. At only 24 anos, Ketchel viveu muito e lutou constantemente, causando um colapso precoce de seu corpo. Depois de lutar com Smith, Ketchel pretendia
Em Março 1893, jornais de todo o país divulgaram a história de uma proposta de luta entre o atual campeão mundial de boxe meio-pesado Jack McAuliffe e o instrutor de boxe de Saint Louis Mike Mooney. Embora a partida parecesse estranha porque Mooney era um desafiante tão pouco considerado, a atração de $2500 um lado foi provavelmente o que trouxe o campeão à mesa. Ajustado
Ninguém aproveitou a era Sem Decisão do boxe profissional como Battling Levinsky. Levinsky era um boxeador defensivo habilidoso, que sofreu poucos danos durante suas lutas. Quando a Ring Magazine perguntou por que ele era tão ativo, às vezes tomando 3 brigas em um dia em Nova York, Levinsky disse, “Gosto de dinheiro e nunca me machuco.” Levinsky foi
Em março 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
On July 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
Em Maio 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 um bom lutador por si só. Ryan nasceu em março 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, Nova Iorque. Ryan era conhecido por toda a sua