Batalsporthistoriisto kaj Militartisto
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
En marto 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
Vendrede, Junio 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. Ĉe nura 24 Jaroj malnova, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
Je 1902, estonta World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart estis altiĝanta defianto. Batalante ĉefe el sia hejmurbo Louisville, Kentukio, Hart estis egalita kontraŭ Kid Carter ĉe la Suda Futbalkluba Klubo en majo 2, 1902. #?E 17-1, Hart sciis ke alia venko irus longan vojon en sekurigado de pezeguloĉampiono. La Broklin-naskita Kid Carter intencis
Mike “Ĝemela” Sullivan asertis la Welterweight Monda Boksa Ĉampioneco, Kiam li decisioned Mielo Mellody en aprilo 1907. Posedanta ambaŭ pezajn manojn kaj pli bona ol normalaj boksaj kapabloj, Sullivan asertis venkojn super la granda Joe Gans kaj estonta Welterweight Monda Boksa Ĉampiono Harry Lewis dum lia kariero. Lewis gajnis la welterweight titolo, Kiam Sullivan povis ne pli longan faron la 147 Funto
1909 vidis Stanley Ketchel daŭrigi sian varmegan ritmon tra ĉiuj ĉefaj batalantoj ĉirkaŭ la mezpeza limo. En marto 1909, Ketchel alfrontis maloftan defion, kiam li batalis reganta Monda Malpezpeza Ĉampiono Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. O'Brien estis ŝika boksisto, kiu uzis sian rapidecon kaj evitemon por bati Ketchel en la fruaj preterpasas. Malgraŭ la grandeca avantaĝo de O'Brien, Ketchel estis
William Muldoon was the reigning World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and a noted physical culturist, when Muldoon was engaged by John L. Sullivan’s backers to get their fighter in shape. Sullivan was the reigning World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. He signed an agreement to meet his toughest challenger, Jake Kilrain, in July 1889. Sullivan admitted he was in bad shape,
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
Tom Allen was born in Birmingham, England but fought some of his most famous fights in America. Je 1867, Allen moved to St. Louis, the largest city west of the Mississippi. Allen never left and would use St. Louis as his home base to train for prizefights. Allen fought mostly in bare knuckle prizefights as American boxing would not be
Marde, Novembro 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, Novembro 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Vendrede, Marto 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, Kalifornio. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 P.M. William Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, John L. Sullivan, for their 1889