Kovos sporto istorikas ir kovos menininkas
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. Po
Per XIX a, tiek prizininkai, tiek dvikovininkai pasinaudojo Misisipės upės smėlio juostos salomis, aplink Šv. Louis, Misūris, surengti prizines kovas ar dvikovas. Valdžia susiraukė dėl dvikovų iki mirties bet kurioje vietoje. Tačiau, Ilinojus ir Misūris taip pat uždraudė kovą su prizais. Kruvinoji sala, esanti Misisipės upės viduryje, į šiaurę nuo St.
On Thursday, Rugsėjis 7, 1876, Tomas Allenas apgynė savo pasaulio sunkiasvorių kovos su pirštais čempionatą prieš anglą Joe Gossą.. Allen, kilęs iš Birmingamo, England, apsigyveno Šv. Louis, Misūris. Galiausiai Allenas tapo JAV. Pilietis. Allenas parodė įkyrią asmenybę, žiedo viduje ir išorėje, sukūręs galingus priešus tarp JAV sportuojančių vyrų. Alenas ypač susierzino
Penktadienį, Birželis 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. Ne tik 24 metai, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
In March 1893, visos šalies laikraščiuose buvo pasakojama apie siūlomas rungtynes tarp dabartinio pasaulio lengvojo svorio bokso čempiono Jacko McAuliffe'o ir Sent Luiso bokso instruktoriaus Mike'o Mooney.. Nors rungtynės atrodytų keistos, nes Mooney buvo toks lengvai laikomas varžovas, viliojimas $2500 pusė tikriausiai atvedė čempioną prie stalo. Sureguliuotas
Niekas nepasinaudojo profesionalaus bokso, kaip „Battling Levinsky“, „No Decision“ era. Levinskis buvo įgudęs gynybos boksininkas, kuris per muštynes nedaug žalos padarė. Kai žurnalas „Ring“ jo paklausė, kodėl jis toks aktyvus, kartais imdamas 3 kovoja per dieną aplink Niujorką, - sakė Levinskis, “Man patinka pinigai ir aš niekada nesusižaloju.” Levinskis buvo
On March 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
Liepos 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.” Nors Georges Carpentier
Gegužės 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 was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan was known through out his