Dövüş Sporları Tarihçisi ve Dövüş Sanatçısı
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
During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. Louis, Missouri, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. Ancak, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.
Perşembe günü, Eylül 7, 1876, Tom Allen, Dünya Ağır Sıklet Bare Knuckle Ödüllü Dövüş Şampiyonasını İngiliz arkadaşı Joe Goss'a karşı savundu. Allen, aslen Birmingham'lı, England, St'ye yerleşti. Louis, Missouri. Allen sonunda ABD oldu. Vatandaş. Allen hırçın bir kişilik sergiledi, ringin içinde ve dışında, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'ndeki sporcular arasında güçlü düşmanlar edinmek. Allen özellikle sinirlendi
Cuma günü, Haziran 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. Sadece az 24 yaşındayım, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
In March 1893, Ülke çapındaki gazeteler, mevcut dünya hafif ağır sıklet boks şampiyonu Jack McAuliffe ile Saint Louis boks eğitmeni Mike Mooney arasında önerilen bir maçın hikayesini yayınladı.. Her ne kadar maç tuhaf görünse de Mooney çok hafife alınan bir rakip olduğu için, cazibesi $2500 Şampiyonu masaya getiren muhtemelen bir taraftı. Düzeltildi
Hiç kimse profesyonel boksun Kararsızlık döneminden Battle Levinsky kadar yararlanamadı. Levinsky yetenekli bir savunma boksörüydü, Dövüşleri sırasında çok az hasar alan. Ring Magazine ona neden bu kadar aktif olduğunu sorduğunda, bazen alıyor 3 New York'ta bir günde kavgalar, Levinsky dedi ki, “Parayı severim ve asla incinmem.” Levinsky
Mart'ta 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.” Georges Carpentier'e rağmen
Mayıs 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
Ödül avcısı Paddy Ryan hakkında bilmek birkaç kişi muhtemelen John L olarak onu biliyorum. Sullivan'ın kurbanı. Sullivan Ağır Siklet Şampiyonası'nda ödüllü dövüş için Ryan yendi 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 İrlanda. Ailesi Troy göç etti, New York. Ryan was known through out his