Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
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. După
Pe parcursul secolului al XIX-lea, atât luptătorii de premii, cât și dueliștii au profitat de insulele de nisip din râul Mississippi, in jurul Sf. Louis, Missouri, a organiza lupte cu premii sau dueluri. Autoritățile au respins duelurile până la moarte în orice locație. Totuși, atât Illinois cât și Missouri au interzis, de asemenea, luptele cu premii. Bloody Island din mijlocul râului Mississippi, la nord de centrul orașului St.
Joi, Septembrie 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
Vineri, Iunie 10, 1910, Campionul mondial de box la categoria medie, Stanley Ketchel, a luptat ultima sa luptă împotriva neanunțului Jim Smith. Ketchel a eliminat divizia de greutate mijlocie, așa că promotorii de box s-au chinuit să găsească o competiție potrivită pentru Ketchel. La doar 24 ani, Ketchel a trăit din greu și a luptat în mod constant, provocând o prăbușire timpurie a corpului său. După ce sa luptat cu Smith, Ketchel intenționa să
In March 1893, ziarele din toată țara au purtat povestea unui meci propus între actualul campion mondial la boxe grele ușoare Jack McAuliffe și instructorul de box Saint Louis Mike Mooney. Deși meciul ar părea ciudat, deoarece Mooney a fost un provocator atât de ușor, momeala de $2500 o parte este probabil ceea ce l-a adus pe campion la masă. Ajustat
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
La martie 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
Iulie 2, 1921 în Jersey City, New Jersey, Domneasca mondial la categoria grea box campion Jack Dempsey cu lumina rege box la categoria grea Georges Carpentier. Fanii s-au înghesuit la box eveniment care rezultă în prima poarta de milioane de dolari în istoria boxului. Meciul se va dovedi vechea zicală box, “Un om bun mare bate întotdeauna un om cuminte.” Even though Georges Carpentier
La data de 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