Historik bojových sportů a bojový umělec
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. Po
V průběhu 19. stol, jak vítězové, tak duelanti využili písečných ostrovů v řece Mississippi, kolem sv. Louis, Missouri, pořádat souboje o ceny nebo duely. Úřady se mračily na souboje k smrti na jakémkoli místě. Však, Illinois a Missouri také zakázaly souboje o ceny. Krvavý ostrov uprostřed řeky Mississippi severně od Downtown St.
Ve čtvrtek, Září 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 pátek, Červen 10, 1910, Mistr světa v boxu ve střední váze Stanley Ketchel svedl svůj poslední zápas proti neohlášenému Jimu Smithovi. Ketchel vyklidil střední váhu, takže propagátoři boxu se snažili najít vhodnou konkurenci pro Ketchela. At only 24 let, Ketchel žil tvrdě a neustále bojoval, což způsobilo brzké zhroucení jeho těla. Po boji se Smithem, Ketchel to zamýšlel
V březnu 1893, newspapers across the country carried the story of a proposed match between current world light heavyweight boxing champion Jack McAuliffe and Saint Louis boxing instructor Mike Mooney. Although the match would seem odd because Mooney was such a lightly regarded challenger, the lure of $2500 a side is probably what brought the champion to the table. Adjusted
Nikdo nevyužil éru profesionálního boxu bez rozhodnutí jako Battling Levinsky. Levinsky byl zkušený defenzivní boxer, který během svých bojů utrpěl malé poškození. Když se ho Ring Magazine zeptal, proč je tak aktivní, někdy brát 3 bojuje za den kolem New Yorku, řekl Levinský, “Mám rád peníze a nikdy se nezraním.” Levinský byl
Března 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
Července 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.” I když Georges Carpentier
Května 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
Těch pár lidí, kteří vědí o Prizefighter Paddy Ryan pravděpodobně ho znáte jako John L. Sullivan oběť. Sullivan porazit Ryan pro Heavyweight Prizefighting mistrovství 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 v Irsku. Jeho rodina emigrovala do Tróje, New York. Ryan was known through out his