Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
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
V priebehu 19. storočia, borci aj duelanti využili pieskové ostrovy v rieke Mississippi, okolo sv. Louis, Missouri, usporiadať súboje o ceny alebo duely. Úrady sa zamračili na duely na smrť na akomkoľvek mieste. Však, Illinois aj Missouri tiež zakázali boj o ceny. Krvavý ostrov uprostred rieky Mississippi severne od Downtown St.
On Thursday, September 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
V piatok, Jún 10, 1910, Svetový šampión v boxe v strednej váhe Stanley Ketchel bojoval svoj posledný zápas proti neohlásenému Jimovi Smithovi. Ketchel vyčistil strednú váhu, takže propagátori boxu sa snažili nájsť vhodnú konkurenciu pre Ketchela. Na iba 24 years old, Ketchel žil tvrdo a neustále bojoval, čo spôsobilo skoré zrútenie jeho tela. Po boji so Smithom, Ketchel zamýšľal
In March 1893, Noviny po celej krajine priniesli príbeh o navrhovanom zápase medzi súčasným svetovým šampiónom v poloťažkej váhe v boxe Jackom McAuliffe a inštruktorom boxu zo Saint Louis Mikeom Mooneym.. Aj keď sa tento zápas môže zdať zvláštny, pretože Mooney bol taký ľahkovážny vyzývateľ, návnada $2500 strana je pravdepodobne to, čo priviedlo šampióna k stolu. Upravené
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
Marca 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.” Aj keď Georges Carpentier
Mája 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 bol však sám o sebe dobrý bojovník. Ryan sa narodil v marci 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan bol známy skrz naskrz