लड़ाकू खेल इतिहासकार और मार्शल आर्टिस्ट
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
In March 1893, देश भर के अखबारों ने वर्तमान विश्व लाइट हैवीवेट मुक्केबाजी चैंपियन जैक मैकऑलिफ और सेंट लुइस मुक्केबाजी प्रशिक्षक माइक मूनी के बीच प्रस्तावित मैच की कहानी छापी।. हालाँकि यह मैच अजीब लगेगा क्योंकि मूनी को बहुत कम चुनौती देने वाला माना जाता था, का लालच $2500 संभवतः एक पक्ष ही है जो चैंपियन को मेज पर लाया है. समायोजित
शुक्रवार को, जून 10, 1910, वर्ल्ड मिडिलवेट बॉक्सिंग चैंपियन स्टेनली केचेल ने अपनी आखिरी लड़ाई अनछुए जिम स्मिथ के खिलाफ लड़ी. केचेल ने मिडिलवेट डिविजन से बाहर कर दिया है, इसलिए बॉक्सिंग प्रमोटरों को केचेल के लिए उपयुक्त प्रतिस्पर्धा खोजने के लिए संघर्ष करना पड़ा. केवल कम 24 साल की उम्र, केचेल ने कड़ी मेहनत की और लगातार संघर्ष किया, जिससे उनका शरीर जल्दी खराब हो गया. स्मिथ से लड़ने के बाद, केचेल का इरादा था
में 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. In March 1909, Ketchel faced a rare challenge, when he fought reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. O’Brien was a slick boxer, who used his speed and elusiveness to pummel Ketchel in the early rounds. Despite O’Brien’s size advantage, Ketchel was
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
टॉम एलन का जन्म बर्मिंघम में हुआ था, England but fought some of his most famous fights in America. में 1867, Allen moved to St. लुइस, 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
मंगलवार को, नवंबर 18, 1884, वर्ल्ड हैवीवेट बेयर-नक्कल प्राइज़फाइटिंग चैंपियन जॉन एल. सुलिवन ने न्यूयॉर्क शहर के मैडिसन स्क्वायर गार्डन में अल ग्रीनफ़ील्ड से लड़ाई की. सुलिवन को इस मुकाबले में अपने प्रतिद्वंद्वी से कहीं अधिक पर काबू पाने की जरूरत थी. पुरुष मूल रूप से सोमवार को लड़ने के लिए सहमत हुए, नवंबर 17, 1884, लेकिन न्यूयॉर्क शहर के अधिकारियों ने उन लोगों को गिरफ़्तारी की धमकी दी. के साथ तकरार
शुक्रवार को, मार्च 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, कैलिफ़ोर्निया. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 बजे. विलियम Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, जॉन एल. सोलिवन, for their 1889