Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
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. After
Wakati wa karne ya 19, wapigania zawadi na walioshindana walichukua fursa ya visiwa vya sandbar katika Mto Mississippi, karibu na St. Louis, Missouri, kushikilia mashindano ya zawadi au duwa. Mamlaka imekasirisha kupigana kwa kifo katika eneo lolote. Hata hivyo, Illinois na Missouri pia ziliharamisha upigaji zawadi. Kisiwa cha Bloody katikati ya Mto Mississippi kaskazini mwa Downtown St.
Siku ya Alhamisi, Septemba 7, 1876, Tom Allen alitetea ubingwa wake wa Dunia wa uzito wa juu wa Bare Knuckle Prizefighting dhidi ya Muingereza mwenzake Joe Goss. Allen, asili kutoka Birmingham, England, kukaa katika St. Louis, Missouri. Allen hatimaye akawa U.S. Mwananchi. Allen alionyesha utu wa kuchukiza, ndani na nje ya pete, kutengeneza maadui wenye nguvu miongoni mwa wanamichezo nchini Marekani. Allen alikasirika haswa
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 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
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
On Machi 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
Julai 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.” Hata kama Georges Carpentier
Mei 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 alikuwa mpiganaji mzuri katika haki yake mwenyewe ingawa. Ryan alizaliwa mnamo Machi 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan alijulikana kwa njia yake