格鬥運動史學家和武術家
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. 後
19世紀期間, 職業拳擊手和決鬥者都利用了密西西比河的沙洲群島, 聖周圍. 路易, 密蘇里州, 舉行職業拳擊賽或決鬥. 當局不贊成在任何地點進行生死決鬥. 然而, 伊利諾伊州和密蘇裡州也宣布職業拳擊比賽為非法. 血腥島位於密西西比河中部，位於聖市中心以北.
上週四, 九月 7, 1876, 湯姆艾倫 (Tom Allen) 擊敗英國同胞喬戈斯 (Joe Goss) 衛冕世界重量級裸拳拳擊冠軍. Allen, 原本來自伯明翰, 英國, 定居於聖. 路易, 密蘇里州. 艾倫最終成為美國人. 國民. 艾倫表現出好鬥的性格, 環內和環外, 在美國運動員中樹敵. 艾倫特別惱火
上週五, 六月 10, 1910, 世界中量級拳擊冠軍史丹利凱切爾與默默無聞的吉姆史密斯進行了最後一場戰鬥. 凱切爾已經出局中量級, 因此拳擊推廣者很難為凱切爾找到合適的比賽. At only 24 歲, 凱切爾生活艱苦，不斷奮鬥，導致他的身體過早崩潰. 與史密斯戰鬥後, 凱切爾的目的是
三月 1893, 全國各地的報紙都報導了現任世界輕重量級拳擊冠軍傑克·麥考利夫和聖路易斯拳擊教練邁克·穆尼之間擬定比賽的故事. 雖然這場比賽看起來很奇怪，因為穆尼是一個被輕視的挑戰者, 的誘惑 $2500 一方可能是將冠軍帶到桌面的原因. 調整後
沒有人像 Battling Levinsky 一樣利用了職業拳擊的 No Decision 時代. 萊文斯基是一位技術嫻熟的防守拳擊手, 他在戰鬥中受到的傷害很小. 當《戒指》雜誌問他為什麼如此活躍時, 有時服用 3 在紐約附近的一天打架, 萊文斯基說, “我喜歡錢，我從不受傷。” 萊文斯基是
三月 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, 內華達州. 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
七月 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.” 即使Georges Carpentier
在5月 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. 瑞安本身就是一名優秀的戰士. 瑞安出生於三月 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, 紐約. 瑞安因他的作品而聞名