Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
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. Jälkeen
1800-luvun aikana, sekä palkintotaistelijat että kaksintaistelijat käyttivät hyväkseen Mississippi-joen hiekkapalkkisaaret, St. Ludvig, Missouri, pitämään palkintotaisteluja tai kaksintaisteluja. Viranomaiset ovat pahoinpidellyt kuolemaan johtavia kaksintaisteluja missä tahansa paikassa. Kuitenkin, sekä Illinois että Missouri kielsivät myös palkintotaistelun. Bloody Island keskellä Mississippi-jokea aivan St. Downtownin pohjoispuolella.
Torstaina, Syyskuu 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. Ludvig, 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
Perjantaina, Kesäkuu 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. At only 24 vuotias, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
In March 1893, sanomalehdet eri puolilla maata kertoivat ehdotetusta ottelusta nykyisen kevyen raskaansarjan nyrkkeilyn maailmanmestarin Jack McAuliffen ja Saint Louisin nyrkkeilyohjaajan Mike Mooneyn välillä.. Vaikka ottelu tuntuisi oudolta, koska Mooney oli niin kevyesti pidetty haastaja, houkutus $2500 puoli on luultavasti se, mikä toi mestarin pöytään. Säädetty
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
Maaliskuun 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
Heinäkuun 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.” Vaikka Georges Carpentier
Toukokuun 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
Muutamia ihmisiä, jotka tietävät prizefighter Paddy Ryan luultavasti tuntemaan hänet John L. Sullivanin uhri. Sullivan voittaa Ryan raskaansarjan Prizefighting Championship 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 Irlannissa. Hänen perheensä muutti Troy, New York. Ryan was known through out his