Harcsporttörténész és harcművész
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. Után
század folyamán, mind a díjharcosok, mind a párbajtőrözők kihasználták a Mississippi folyó homokpad szigeteit, St. környékén. Louis, Missouri, nyereményharcokat vagy párbajokat tartani. A hatóságok minden helyen összeráncolták a szemöldökét a halálos párbajokkal kapcsolatban. Viszont, Illinois és Missouri is betiltotta a díjharcokat. Bloody Island a Mississippi folyó közepén, St. Downtowntól északra.
Csütörtökön, Szeptember 7, 1876, Tom Allen megvédte nehézsúlyú csupasz ütős világbajnoki címét a másik angol Joe Goss ellen.. Allen, eredetileg Birminghamből, England, telepedett le St. Louis, Missouri. Allen végül az Egyesült Államok tagja lett. Polgár. Allen bunkó személyiséget mutatott, a gyűrűn belül és kívül, hatalmas ellenségeket szerezni az Egyesült Államok sportolói között. Allen különösen ingerült volt
Pénteken, Június 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 éves, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
In March 1893, az újságok országszerte közölték a jelenlegi félnehézsúlyú ökölvívó-világbajnok, Jack McAuliffe és a Saint Louis-i bokszoktató, Mike Mooney közötti mérkőzés történetét.. Bár a meccs furcsának tűnik, mert Mooney olyan enyhe kihívó volt, a csábítása $2500 Valószínűleg egy oldal hozta le a bajnokot. Beállított
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
Március 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
Július 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.” Even though Georges Carpentier
Május 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
The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan azonban a maga nemében jó harcos volt. Ryan márciusban született 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryant végig ismerték