Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
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. Pēc
During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. Louis, Missouri, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. Tomēr, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.
Ceturtdien, September 7, 1876, Toms Allens aizstāvēja savu pasaules čempionātu cīņā ar kailām dūres smagajā svarā pret savu angli Džo Gosu.. Allen, sākotnēji no Birmingemas, England, apmetās Sv. Louis, Missouri. Allens galu galā kļuva par ASV. Pilsonis. Alens izrādīja nežēlīgu raksturu, gredzena iekšpusē un ārpusē, radot spēcīgus ienaidniekus starp sportistiem Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs. Alens bija īpaši aizkaitināts
Piektdien, Jūnijs 10, 1910, Pasaules čempions boksā vidējā svarā Stenlijs Kečels savu pēdējo cīņu aizvadīja pret nepazīstamo Džimu Smitu. Kečels ir notīrījis vidējā svara divīziju, tāpēc boksa veicinātājiem bija grūti atrast Kečelam piemērotu konkurenci. At only 24 Vīrietis, Kečels smagi dzīvoja un pastāvīgi cīnījās, izraisot priekšlaicīgu ķermeņa sabrukumu. Pēc cīņas ar Smitu, Ketchel paredzēts
In March 1893, laikraksti visā valstī publicēja stāstu par ierosināto maču starp pašreizējo pasaules čempionu boksa pussmagajā svarā Džeku Makolifu un Sentluisas boksa instruktoru Maiku Mūniju.. Lai gan mačs varētu šķist dīvains, jo Mūnijs bija tik vieglprātīgs izaicinātājs, vilinājums $2500 puse, iespējams, ir tas, kas piecēla čempionu pie galda. Pielāgots
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
Martā 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
Jūlijā 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.” Pat ja Džordžs Kārpantjē
Gada maijā 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