Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
In March 1893, magazeti kote nchini zilibeba hadithi ya mchezo uliopendekezwa kati ya bingwa wa sasa wa ngumi za uzito wa juu wa ulimwengu Jack McAuliffe na mkufunzi wa ndondi wa Saint Louis Mike Mooney. Ingawa mechi hiyo ingeonekana isiyo ya kawaida kwa sababu Mooney alikuwa mpinzani dhaifu, mvuto wa $2500 upande labda ndio uliomleta bingwa mezani. Imerekebishwa
Siku ya Ijumaa, Juni 10, 1910, Bingwa wa dunia wa ndondi uzito wa kati Stanley Ketchel alipigana pambano lake la mwisho dhidi ya Jim Smith ambaye hajawahi kutangazwa. Ketchel ameondoa kitengo cha uzani wa kati, hivyo mapromota wa ndondi walitatizika kutafuta ushindani unaofaa kwa Ketchel. Katika tu 24 umri wa miaka, Ketchel aliishi kwa bidii na kupigana mara kwa mara na kusababisha kuvunjika kwa mwili wake mapema. Baada ya kupigana na Smith, Ketchel nia ya
In 1902, Bingwa wa baadaye wa Ndondi wa Uzito wa Uzito Duniani Marvin Hart alikuwa mshindani anayeongezeka. Kupambana haswa nje ya mji wake wa Louisville, Kentucky, Hart ililingana dhidi ya Kid Carter kwenye Klabu ya Wanariadha Kusini mnamo Mei 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart alijua ushindi mwingine utasaidia sana kupata pambano la mataji mazito. Kid Carter aliyezaliwa Brooklyn alikusudia
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 aliona Stanley Ketchel akiendelea na kasi yake ya kutisha kupitia wapiganaji wote wa juu karibu na kikomo cha uzani wa kati. In March 1909, Ketchel alikabiliwa na changamoto adimu, wakati alipambana na Bingwa anayesimamia Taji la Uzito wa Nuru Ulimwenguni Philadelphia Jack Jack O'Brien. O'Brien alikuwa bondia mjanja, ambaye alitumia kasi yake na kutoweza kumponda Ketchel katika raundi za mapema. Licha ya faida ya ukubwa wa O'Brien, Ketchel alikuwa
William Muldoon alikuwa Bingwa wa Mieleka wa Dunia wa Uzani wa Heavyweight na mkulima mashuhuri wa kimwili., Muldoon alipochumbiwa na John L. Wafuasi wa Sullivan kupata mpiganaji wao katika sura. Sullivan alikuwa Bingwa wa Kupambana na Tuzo la Dunia la Uzani wa Heavyweight Bare Knuckle. Alitia saini makubaliano ya kukutana na mpinzani wake mgumu zaidi, Jake Kilrain, mwezi Julai 1889. Sullivan alikiri kwamba alikuwa katika hali mbaya,
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
Tom Allen alizaliwa huko Birmingham, England lakini alipigana baadhi ya mapambano yake maarufu huko Amerika. In 1867, Allen alihamia St. Louis, mji mkubwa zaidi magharibi mwa Mississippi. Allen hakuwahi kuondoka na angetumia St. Louis kama kituo chake cha nyumbani cha kutoa mafunzo kwa mapambano ya zawadi. Allen alipigana zaidi katika pambano la kushindana kwa goli tupu kama ndondi ya Marekani isingekuwa
Siku ya Jumanne, Novemba 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, Novemba 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Siku ya Ijumaa, Machi 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, California. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, John L. Sullivan, for their 1889