Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
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. Nakon
Tijekom 19.st, i natjecatelji i duelisti iskoristili su pješčane sprudove otoka u rijeci Mississippi, oko St. Louis, Missouri, održavati borbe za nagrade ili dvoboje. Vlasti su se namrštile na dvoboje do smrti na bilo kojem mjestu. Međutim, i Illinois i Missouri također su zabranili borbu za nagrade. Krvavi otok usred rijeke Mississippi sjeverno od središta St.
On Thursday, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen obranio je svoju titulu prvaka svijeta u teškoj kategoriji u borbama golim zglobom protiv svog kolege Engleza Joea Gossa. Allen, originally from Birmingham, Engleska, 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
U petak, Lipanj 10, 1910, Svjetski boksački prvak u srednjoj kategoriji Stanley Ketchel odradio je svoju posljednju borbu protiv nenajavljenog Jima Smitha. Ketchel je počistio srednju kategoriju, pa su se boksački promotori mučili pronaći odgovarajuću konkurenciju za Ketchela. U samo 24 godina, Ketchel je živio teško i neprestano se borio uzrokujući rano slom svog tijela. Nakon borbe protiv Smitha, Ketchel je namjeravao
In March 1893, novine diljem zemlje prenijele su priču o predloženom meču između aktualnog svjetskog prvaka u boksu u poluteškoj kategoriji Jacka McAuliffea i instruktora boksa u Saint Louisu, Mikea Mooneyja. Iako bi se utakmica činila čudnom jer je Mooney bio tako olako izazivač, mamac od $2500 strana je vjerojatno ono što je donijelo prvaka na stol. Prilagođen
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
Na ožujka 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
On July 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.” Iako Georges Carpentier
Svibnja 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
Nekoliko ljudi koji znaju o boksača Paddy Ryan vjerojatno ga znaju kao John L. Sullivan je žrtva. Sullivan pobijedio Ryana za profesionalni boks u teškoj kategoriji prvenstvu u 1882. Ryan je ipak bio dobar borac sam po sebi. Ryan je rođen u ožujku 15, 1851 u Irskoj. Njegova obitelj emigrirala u Troji, New York. Ryan je bio poznat kroz sve svoje