Историк на бойните спортове и майстор на бойните изкуства
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 за 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Блекбърн разви таланта на младия шампион и му помогна
Във вторник, Декември 12, 1916, Сам Лангфорд защити “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, който спечели от Сам Маквей през февруари 1916. Между 1904 и 1919, най-добрите афро-американски боксьори, или черни канадци като Лангфорд, бяха заседнали да се бият помежду си “Цветни” първенство. Ако бял боец се биеше с тях, това беше само за да развият собствената си репутация
James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 за 1904. After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship from Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899, Jeffries made 9 successful title defenses during the next five years. He retired undefeated in 1905 before be lured back for an ill-fated comeback against the great Jack Johnson. Jeffries didn’t win his bouts with superior boxing
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
На март 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
От юли 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.” Въпреки че Жорж Карпентие
While bare knuckle prizefighter Tom Allen was born in England during 1840, he spent the majority of his adult life in St Louis after relocating to the United States in 1867. After a disappointing loss to Jem Mace in 1870, where he impressed spectators with a gallant performance in a losing effort, Allen started campaigning for a shot at American
Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. В 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
По време на първото си участие като световен шампион по бокс в лека категория, Ейб Ател е базиран в Св. Louis, Мисури. Освен че има своя лагер в St. Louis, Attell защити титлата си няколко пъти в St. Louis’ Уест Енд Атлетик Клуб. At the time, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Луис беше най-големият град на запад от река Мисисипи в Съединените щати. Роден като Ейбрахам Вашингтон Ател
Bob “Руди Робърт” Фицсимънс беше английски боксьор, който спечели безспорната средна категория, световни първенства в тежка и полутежка категория, в началото на 20-ти век. Често го бъркат с австралиец, защото там започва кариерата си по бокс, Фицсимънс пътува до Съединените щати през 1890 за кампания за шампионата в средна категория. Фицсимънс стоеше точно под него 6 фута висок, но